[HTML][HTML] A micro-CT-based standard brain atlas of the bumblebee

L Rother, N Kraft, DB Smith, B El Jundi, RJ Gill… - Cell and Tissue …, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, bumblebees have become a prominent insect model organism for a variety
of biological disciplines, particularly to investigate learning behaviors as well as visual …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring miniature insect brains using micro-CT scanning techniques

DB Smith, G Bernhardt, NE Raine, RL Abel, D Sykes… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The capacity to explore soft tissue structures in detail is important in understanding animal
physiology and how this determines features such as movement, behaviour and the impact …

Imaging live bee brains using minimally-invasive diagnostic radioentomology

MK Greco, J Tong, M Soleimani, D Bell… - Journal of Insect …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The sensitivity of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.(Hymeonoptera: Apidae), brain volume and
density to behavior (plasticity) makes it a great model for exploring the interactions between …

The digital honey bee brain atlas

J Rybak - Honeybee Neurobiology and Behavior: A Tribute to …, 2011 - Springer
For a comprehensive understanding of brain function, compiling data from a range of
experiments is necessary. Digital brain atlases provide useful reference systems at the …

Three‐dimensional mapping of brain neuropils in the cockroach, Diploptera punctata

AS Chiang, YC Liu, SL Chiu, SH Hu… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we present a complete three‐dimensional (3D) map of major neuropil structures in
the central brain of the cockroach Diploptera punctata. The positions of the structures have …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of the antennal lobe glomeruli and three projection neurons in the standard brain atlas of the moth Heliothis virescens

BB Løfaldli, P Kvello, H Mustaparta - Frontiers in systems …, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Digital three dimensional standard brain atlases are valuable tools for integrating
neuroimaging data of different preparations. In insects, standard brain atlases of five species …

The brain of a nocturnal migratory insect, the Australian Bogong moth

A Adden, S Wibrand, K Pfeiffer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Every year, millions of Australian Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) complete an astonishing
journey: In Spring, they migrate over 1,000 km from their breeding grounds to the alpine …

[HTML][HTML] The digital bee brain: integrating and managing neurons in a common 3D reference system

J Rybak, A Kuß, H Lamecker, S Zachow… - Frontiers in systems …, 2010 - frontiersin.org
The honeybee standard brain (HSB) serves as an interactive tool for relating morphologies
of bee brain neurons and provides a reference system for functional and bibliographical …

A three‐dimensional atlas of the honeybee central complex, associated neuropils and peptidergic layers of the central body

A Kaiser, R Hensgen, K Tschirner… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The central complex (CX) in the brain of insects is a highly conserved group of midline‐
spanning neuropils consisting of the upper and lower division of the central body, the …

[HTML][HTML] Natural variability in bee brain size and symmetry revealed by micro-CT imaging and deep learning

PD Lösel, C Monchanin, R Lebrun… - PLoS Computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Analysing large numbers of brain samples can reveal minor, but statistically and biologically
relevant variations in brain morphology that provide critical insights into animal behaviour …