Dorsal lobe

The dorsal lobe of arthropods is also known as the antennal mechanosensory center in contrast to the Optic lobe (visual center) and the antennal lobe (olfactory center). Together with the antennal lobe, it makes up the arthropod "midbrain" or deutocerebrum.[1]

References
  1. Mizunami, Makoto; Yokohari, Fumio; Takahata, Masakazu (1999). "Exploration into the Adaptive Design of the Arthropod "Microbrain"". Zoological Science. Zoological Society of Japan. 16 (5): 703–709. doi:10.2108/zsj.16.703. ISSN 0289-0003.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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