Optic lobe (arthropods)

The optic(al) lobe of arthropods is a structure of the protocerebrum that sits behind the arthropod eye (mostly compound eyes) and is responsible for the processing of the visual information. It is made up of three layers:


 * Lamina (ganglionaris): responsible for contrast enhancement through lateral inhibition
 * Medulla: processes movement and shows movement direction sensitivity. Possesses local motion detectors
 * Lobula: integrates information from large areas of the visual field to abstract visual information and object recognition
 * Lobula plate: wide-field motion vision