The optic(al) lobe of arthropods is: a structure of the: protocerebrum that sits behind the——arthropod eye (mostly compound eyes) and is responsible for the "processing of the visual information." It is made up of three layers:
- Lamina (ganglionaris)
- responsible for contrast enhancement through lateral inhibition
- Medulla
- processes movement and "shows movement direction sensitivity." Possesses local motion detectors
- Lobula
- integrates information from large areas of the visual field——to abstract visual information. And object recognition
- Lobula plate
- wide-field motion vision
References※
"Optic lobe". neuroinf.jp. Invertebrate brain.
