Ring neurons have their dendrites in the BU and their axons in the ellipsoid body (EB) of the central ... dorsal and ventral parts of the BU form parallel pathways that reach the CX.

Expression of subtypes of ellipsoid body ring neurons: R3d/m/p labeled by R28E01-GAL4 (blue), R5 labeled by VT038828-GAL4 (magenta) and R4d labeled by R12B01-GAL4 (yellow). Credit: Liu Chang and ...

Figure 2: Functional NMDARs in the ellipsoid body are required for LTM. Figure 4: Overexpression of dNR2 in the ellipsoid body enhances 1-d memory. Figure 5: Transference of memory from the ...

The ellipsoid body (EB) is a major structure in the central complex of the Drosophila melanogaster brain. It exhibits a high level of connectivity and functional heterogeneity while tuning ...