Here, we reveal an unanticipated role of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in regulating complex
social behavior in ants. Using scRNA-seq, we find localization in the BBB of a key hormone …

Mushroom bodies (MBs), a higher-order center in the honeybee brain, comprise some
subtypes/populations of interneurons termed as Kenyon cells (KCs), which are distinguished …

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a well-known eusocial insect. In honeybee colonies,
thousands of sterile workers, including nurse and forager bees, perform various tasks within …

Evolutionary dynamics of diversification of brain neuronal cell types that have underlain
behavioral evolution remain largely unknown. Here, we compared transcriptomes and …

In social insects, workers and queens arise from the same genome but display profound
differences in behavior and longevity. In Harpegnathos saltator ants, adult workers can …

In the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.), it has long been thought that the mushroom bodies, a
higher-order center in the insect brain, comprise three distinct subtypes of intrinsic neurons …

In insect brains, the mushroom bodies (MBs) are a higher-order center for sensory
integration and memory. Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) MBs comprise four Kenyon cell (KC) …

Honey bees and bumble bees belong to the same family (Apidae) and their workers exhibit
a division of labor, but the style of division of labor differs between species. The molecular …

Among hymenopteran insects, aculeate species such as bees, ants, and wasps have
enlarged and morphologically elaborate mushroom bodies (MBs), a higher-order brain …

The European honey bee is a model organism for investigating the molecular and neural
bases of the brain underlying social behaviors. Mushroom bodies (MBs) are a higher-order …