adult lateral ellipsoid fascicle [FBbt_00003667]

A transverse tract within the protocerebrum of the adult brain that is connected to the inferior medial/lateral protocerebrum and the central complex (Strausfeld, 1976; Lovick et al., 2013). It passes ventral to the mushroom body medial lobe (Lovick et al., 2013). It connects the bulb and the fan-shaped body (Ito et al., 2014. It has an anterior component, contributed to by the DALv2/3 and DALcl2 lineages, and a posterior component, containing fibers of BAmv1 neurons entering via the medial ventral longitudinal fascicle (Lovick et al., 2013). (Strausfeld, 1976, Omoto et al., 2018, Ito et al., 2014, Strausfeld, 1976)