has characteristic receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region adult accessory mesothoracic neuropil superior lateral protocerebrum adult gnathal ganglion gorget epaulette vest posterior ventrolateral protocerebrum anterior ventrolateral protocerebrum posterior lateral protocerebrum superior clamp inferior clamp wedge saddle flange adult T1 leg neuropil lower tectulum descending neuron of the posterior brain adult VLPl&p2 lineage neuron adult cholinergic neuron adult abdominal neuromere adult descending neuron of the posterior brain DNp66 2020-07-30T12:00:00Z Adult descending neuron of the posterior brain of the DNp66 group (Berg et al., 2025). It belongs to the VLPl&p2 posterior hemilineage (Berg et al., 2025). It receives input in the ipsilateral superior lateral protocerebrum, gorget, epaulette, vest, posterior ventrolateral protocerebrum, anterior ventrolateral protocerebrum, posterior lateral protocerebrum, superior clamp, inferior clamp and wedge, and the gnathal ganglion, saddle, lower tectulum and abdominal neuromere (Berg et al., 2025). It sends output to the ipsilateral accessory mesothoracic neuropil, flange and T1 leg neuropil, the contralateral accessory mesothoracic neuropil and flange, and the gnathal ganglion, saddle, lower tectulum and abdominal neuromere (Berg et al., 2025). Its predicted neurotransmitter is acetylcholine (Eckstein et al., 2024; Berg et al., 2025). fly_anatomy.ontology DNp66 Cell type identified in multiple EM datasets (Scheffer et al., 2020; Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024; Berg et al., 2025). Synapse locations are given where each cell of this type in neuprint has at least 10 connections. Hemilineage information from neuprint, though original source not clear. DNxn160 VFB:FBbt_20000608 FBbt:20000608 AVLP499 DNp66 bilateral