The dorsal lobe of

arthropod Arthropods ( ) are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an arthropod exoskeleton, exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (Metam ...

s is also known as the '' antennal mechanosensory center'' in contrast to the Optic lobe (visual center) and the

antennal lobe The antennal lobe is the primary (first order) olfactory brain area in insects. The antennal lobe is a sphere-shaped deutocerebral neuropil in the brain that receives input from the olfactory sensory neurons in the antennae and mouthparts. Functi ...

(olfactory center). Together with the antennal lobe, it makes up the arthropod "midbrain" or deutocerebrum.

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