Butterfly Brain

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Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute compared the mushroom body size and behaviors of a tribe of 41 Heliconiini butterfly species. They found that Heliconius mushroom bodies were twice as large as those of their nearest ancestor, the Eueides, and four times as large as their second closest relative, the Dryadula phaetusa. By creating 3D digital models of all the Heliconiini brains, the researchers confirmed they were indeed looking at mushroom body size, and not a decrease in other brain regions. Angelaki, D. E. & Laurens, J. The head direction cell network: attractor dynamics, integration within the navigation system, and three-dimensional properties. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 60, 136–144 (2020). Sun, X., Yue, S. & Mangan, M. A decentralised neural model explaining optimal integration of navigational strategies in insects. Elife 9, e54026 (2020).

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It's different from a benign brain tumour, which isn't cancerous and tends to grow more slowly. Symptoms Home to thousands of species of butterflies, the forests of central and South America are fluttering with color and pattern. Two of those species are Heliconius cydno and Heliconius melpomene. They’re closely related, but live in different microhabitats: Heliconius cydno lives deep in the forest, while Heliconius melpomene lives on its edges. Scientists think that studying their brains can help us understand how the brain is involved in speciation, or the formation of distinct species through evolution. Li, Y., Pierce, A. A. & Roode, J. C. D. Variation in forewing size linked to migratory status in monarch butterflies. Anim. Migr. 3, 27–34 (2016).

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Green, J. & Maimon, G. Building a heading signal from anatomically defined neuron types in the Drosophila central complex. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 52, 156–164 (2018).

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Do butterflies have brains? Yes, like other life forms, the butterfly brain is its control center and sends and receives signals throughout the body. Butterflies start off as eggs, develop into caterpillars, and undergo metamorphosis to become butterflies. During this transformation, most parts of the caterpillar's body, including muscle and other cells, are broken down and rebuilt. However, the caterpillar brain cells are reused and adapt to control the butterfly's new parts. Get started with central nervous system anatomy and the development of the central nervous system. Cerebrum and cerebral cortex Aoki, Y., Igata, H., Ikegaya, Y. & Sasaki, T. The integration of goal-directed signals onto spatial maps of hippocampal place cells. Cell Rep. 27, 1516–1527.e1515 (2019).

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Pegel, U., Pfeiffer, K., Zittrell, F., Scholtyssek, C. & Homberg, U. Two compasses in the central complex of the locust brain. J. Neurosci. 39, 3070–3080 (2019).

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Matheson, A. M. M. et al. A neural circuit for wind-guided olfactory navigation. Nat. Commun. 13, 4613 (2022). Daniel P. Cahill, Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. To begin to answer this question, let’s talk about brains and brain cells. As you probably know, the brain is the control center for most animals, including humans. This is where signals are sent out and received by the rest of the body. These cells can help an animal move by controlling muscles, or transmit information about its environment and make changes according to what is happening. If it is too hot, it might signal muscles to move to a shady location. If there is a predator, it might signal to hide or even change color to blend into its surroundings. There are lots of types of brain tumour. They have different names depending on where they are in the brain. Scientists think that studying their brains can help us understand how the brain is involved in speciation, or the formation of distinct species through evolution.The outlook for a malignant brain tumour depends on things like where it is in the brain, its size, and what grade it is. In a new study out of the University of Bristol, biologists found that the evolution of the foraging and feeding behaviors of this butterfly are directly linked with a significant growth and specialization of the mushroom body brain centers. Directly observing the impact of behavior on brain evolution is always a challenge, so these findings are an exciting first step towards understanding more about the ways our actions can change our minds. With butterfly brain evolution, bigger means better Beetz, M. J. & el Jundi, B. The influence of stimulus history on directional coding in the monarch butterfly brain. J. Comp. Physiol. A 209, 663–677 (2023). Definition: Involuntary component of the PNS that controls cardiac, glandular and smooth muscle cells.