Optic Lobe (definition)

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ψ	Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian

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Definition: In invertebrate zoology, a lateral lobe of the FOREBRAIN in certain ARTHROPODS. In vertebrate zoology, either of the corpora bigemina of non-mammalian VERTEBRATES. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1329)

in invertebrates and non-mammalian vertebrates; do not confuse with optic lobe in humans and other mammals (see SUPERIOR COLLICULI)

Other names Corpora Bigemina; Optic Lobes, Nonmammalian; Optic Lobes, Non-Mammalian; Optic Lobe, Non Mammalian; Nonmammalian Optic Lobes; Nonmammalian Optic Lobe; Non-Mammalian Optic Lobes; Non-Mammalian Optic Lobe; Bigemina, Corpora; Optic Lobe, Non-Mammalian

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Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian