What is mushroom body insect?
The mushroom bodies (MBs) are paired structures in the insect brain that have been historically associated with olfactory learning and memory. Their function has been extensively studied in a variety of elemental learning protocols, mainly in the honey bee and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster (23⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓–29). Where is most of a mushroom body located? The…