Understanding the visual pathways of the fly's compound eye has been blocked for decades
at the second optic neuropil, the medulla, a two‐part relay comprising 10 strata (M1–M10) …

The synaptic connections within the lamina, the first of the optic neuropiles underlying the
insect's compound eye, have been little studied in Drosophila melanogaster until now …

Different classes of glia cells in the optic lobes of Drosophila melanogaster were defined by
the enhancer trap technique, using expression of the lacZ reporter gene. At both the outer …

We present a quantitative evaluation of Golgiimpregnated columnar neurons in the optic
lobe of wildtype Drosophila melanogaster. This analysis reveals the overall connectivity …

A stepwise morphogenetic program of ceil division and cell fate determination generates the
precise neuronal architecture of the visual centers of the Drosophila brain. Here, we show …

The Drosophila central brain consists of stereotyped neural lineages, developmental-
structural units of macrocircuitry formed by the sibling neurons of single progenitors called …

This review annotates and categorises the glia of adult Drosophila and other model insects
and analyses the developmental origins of these in the Drosophila optic lobe. The functions …

In Drosophila, color vision and wavelength‐selective behaviors are mediated by the
compound eye's narrow‐spectrum photoreceptors R7 and R8 and their downstream …

Reconstructions of silver‐stained brains revealed 27 optic glomeruli that occupy a major
volume of the lateral protocerebrum. Axons from different morphological types of columnar …

The visual system of Drosophila is an excellent model for determining the interactions that
direct the differentiation of the nervous system's many unique cell types. Glia are essential …