has characteristic has soma location receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region lobula plate layer 1 lobula plate layer 3 lobula plate tangential neuron posterior slope lobula plate tangential neuron V1 2022-08-05T13:17:19Z FBbt:00052270 V1 V1-like neuron VFB:FBbt_00052270 Lobula plate tangential neuron that innervates the contralateral lobula plate (LOP) layers 1 and 3, as well as the ipsilateral posterior slope (IPS) (Wei et al., 2020). Its contralateral projection bifurcates, with a dorsal branch innervating the medial part of LOP layer 3-4, with mainly pre-synapses, and a ventral branch innervating LOP layer 1, with mixed pre- and post-synapses (Wei et al., 2020; Nern et al., 2025). It innervates around 30 columns with each of these branches (Nern et al., 2025). Its IPS terminals are postsynaptic (Wei et al., 2020). Its soma is located on the posterior surface of the brain, close to the midline, around the level of the protocerebral bridge (Wei et al., 2020). It is cholinergic (Wei et al., 2020). There is one of these cells per hemisphere (Nern et al., 2025). fly_anatomy.ontology FlyBrain_NDB:10058 V1 PS135 V1 neuron LPT58 adult cholinergic neuron adult posterior brain cell body rind bilateral