has soma location capable of part of receives synaptic input in region sends synaptic output to region sends synaptic output to cell larval brain cell body rind of larval gnathal ganglion larval mooncrawler descending neuron larval subesophageal zone gnathal ganglion neuron larval ascending moonwalker-like backward neuron 2023-10-13T10:32:16Z Larval neuron with its soma in the subesophageal zone (SEZ), dendritic arborization from the SEZ to the mesothoracic neuromere, and ascending axonal projections to the brain (Omamiuda-Ishikawa et al., 2020). There is one of these cells per hemisphere and it is cholinergic (Omamiuda-Ishikawa et al., 2020). It is activated by blue light, downstream of class IV dendritic arborizing neurons (Omamiuda-Ishikawa et al., 2020). It outputs onto and can activate the mooncrawler descending neurons to stimulate backwards locomotion (Omamiuda-Ishikawa et al., 2020). VFB:FBbt_00052653 FBbt:00052653 fly_anatomy.ontology larval AMB neuron Does not fit FBbt definition of ascending as soma is in SEZ and not VNC. larval glutamatergic neuron larval CNS neuron larval prothoracic neuromere larval mesothoracic neuromere larval locomotory behavior backward locomotion