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Meaning of mushroom body | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory.

Examples

“In fruit flies the cyclic AMP system seems to be especially active in brain regions called mushroom bodies, toadstool-shaped extrusions of neurons in the fruit fly brain.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mushroom brush mushroom cloud mushroom cut mushroom haircut mushroom hat mushroom head