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regions/Central complex

Heading and steering. The ellipsoid body holds a ring attractor that tracks orientation; the fan-shaped body converts it into steering.

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Heading and steering. The ellipsoid body holds a ring attractor that tracks orientation; the fan-shaped body converts it into steering.

**Abbreviation** CX **Group** Navigation centre **Role** Navigation **Present in** Adult fly · female CNS, Adult fly · male CNS, Adult fly · female brain, Adult fly · central brain

Circuits described here: - EPG ring attractor - PEN angular velocity - Goal-directed steering

Neuron counts per region are not published for most connectomes. Import the source dataset to compute them for a specific brain.

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Neurons / synapsesNot applicable

Test vectorsNot included

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