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This study shows that Monarch butterflies use visual cue properties to switch between attraction to terrestrial landmarks and menotactic orientation to celestial cues during navigation.

The paper compares the evolutionary changes in the central complex and mushroom bodies across Heliconiini butterflies, finding conservation in the central complex and expansion in the mushroom bodies linked to foraging behavior.

This study identifies neurons in monarch butterflies that encode goal direction during navigation, similar to goal neurons in the mammalian brain.

This study investigates how monarch butterfly central complex neurons integrate celestial and terrestrial cues during navigation, finding dynamic weighting between cues.

This study investigates how flight modulates heading representation in the monarch butterfly's central complex, revealing it functions as a global compass during flight.

The paper introduces InsectBrainDatabase (IBdb), a platform for managing and sharing insect neuroanatomical and functional data, enabling cross-species comparisons and data reuse.

The paper describes the complex optic lobe structure of dragonflies, revealing a unique and more complex organization compared to other insects.

This study provides a three-dimensional neuronal map of the Cataglyphis ant brain, identifying 33 neuropils and 30 fiber tracts, including visual pathways connecting the optic lobes to the cerebrum.