title: Convergence of multimodal sensory pathways to the mushroom body calyx in Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: Detailed structural analyses of the mushroom body which plays critical roles in olfactory learning and memory revealed that it is directly connected with multiple primary sensory centers in Drosophila. Connectivity patterns between the mushroom body and primary sensory centers suggest that each mushroom body lobe processes information on different combinations of multiple sensory modalities. This finding provides a novel focus of research by Drosophila genetics for perception of the external world by integrating multisensory signals.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mabuchi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizunami
authors.affiliation: Creative Research Institution, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.|Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuaki K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D024521:Mushroom Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009899:Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian / Q000502:physiology; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes