fasciculates with develops from receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region medulla neuron anterior optic tubercle anterior ectoderm derivative adult visual projection neuron small unit of anterior optic tubercle adult medulla-tubercle neuron 2021-04-22T11:23:51Z Neuron that connects the medulla to the anterior optic tubercle (AOTU), via the anterior optic tract, innervating the small unit of the AOTU (Timaeus et al., 2020; Hulse et al., 2021; Kandimalla et al., 2023). It is derived from an optic neuroblast (Kandimalla et al., 2023). There are around 500 of these cells per hemisphere (Nern et al., 2025). MT neuron fly_anatomy.ontology FBbt:00051228 VFB:FBbt_00051228 medullo-tubercular neuron MeTu neuron MeTu MeTu adult medullar-tubercular neuron optic neuroblast adult anterior optic tract