Decision-making: A new role for insect mushroom bodies

Brian H. Smith; Hong Lei

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.047

Decision-making: A new role for insect mushroom bodies

Brian H. Smith, Hong Lei

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Abstract

Mushroom bodies are neural structures that are ubiquitous in insect brains, where they integrate sensory inputs to encode stimulus identity and meaning. A new study now adds action selection — decision-making — to those roles.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R1004-R1006
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	33
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.047
State	Published - Oct 9 2023

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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