capable of part of receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region receives synaptic input from neuron mechanosensory system neuron adult gnathal ganglion adult T1 leg neuropil descending neuron of the gnathal ganglion descending neuron of the gnathal ganglion DNg12 2018-09-20T12:00:00Z fly_anatomy.ontology DNfl003 DNfl001 DNfl002 VFB:FBbt_00047604 Namiki et al. (2018), identify this as being morphologically similar to the antennal grooming descending neuron 1 (FBbt:00111647), described by Hampel et al. (2015) (FBrf0229838), but Guo et al. (2022) consider these to be distinct. Synaptic input from mechanosensory neurons of chaeta determined by GRASP (Guo et al., 2022). Descending neuron belonging to the DNg group, having a cell body in the cell body rind around the gnathal ganglion (Namiki et al., 2018). Its dendrites arborize extensively in the gnathal ganglion, where it receives input from mechanosensory bristle neurons of the head, and its axon projects via the ipsilateral side of the cervical connective to the ipsilateral T1 leg neuropil (Namiki et al., 2018; Guo et al., 2022). There is a cluster of up to ten of these cells in each hemisphere (Namiki et al., 2018). Its activity induces ipsilateral ventral head and front leg grooming (Guo et al., 2022). FBbt:00047604 DNg12 DNg12 mechanosensory neuron of adult head bristle grooming behavior