A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod
Highly active insects and crabs depend on visual motion information for detecting and tracking mates, prey, or predators, for which they require directional control systems containing internal maps of visual space. A neural map formed by large, motion-sensitive neurons implicated in processing panor...
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todo:paper_02706474_v35_n17_p6654_Medan2023-10-03T15:14:46Z A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod Medan, V. De Astrada, M.B. Scarano, F. Tomsic, D. Cell ensemble Crab Escape direction Giant lobula neurons Insect Population coding adult animal experiment animal model animal tissue arthropod Article behavior brain electrophysiology computer analysis connectome controlled study correlation coefficient eye movement habituation male morphological trait motion analysis system neuroanatomy nonhuman priority journal retina receptive field sensory nerve visual stimulation action potential animal Brachyura cytology escape behavior in vitro study movement (physiology) movement perception nerve cell network normal distribution optic lobe orientation physiology sensory nerve cell visual field visual system Action Potentials Animals Brachyura Escape Reaction In Vitro Techniques Male Motion Perception Movement Nerve Net Normal Distribution Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian Orientation Sensory Receptor Cells Visual Fields Visual Pathways Highly active insects and crabs depend on visual motion information for detecting and tracking mates, prey, or predators, for which they require directional control systems containing internal maps of visual space. A neural map formed by large, motion-sensitive neurons implicated in processing panoramic flow is known to exist in an optic ganglion of the fly. However, an equivalent map for processing spatial positions of single objects has not been hitherto identified in any arthropod. Crabs can escape directly away from a visual threat wherever the stimulus is located in the 360° field of view. When tested in a walking simulator, the crab Neohelice granulata immediately adjusts its running direction after changes in the position of the visual danger stimulus smaller than 1°. Combining mass and single-cell staining with in vivo intracellular recording, we show that a particular class of motion-sensitive neurons of the crab's lobula that project to the midbrain, the monostratified lobula giants type 1 (MLG1), form a system of 16 retinotopically organized elements that map the 360° azimuthal space. The preference of these neurons for horizontally moving objects conforms the visual ecology of the crab's mudflat world. With a mean receptive field of 118°, MLG1s have a large superposition among neighboring elements. Our results suggest that the MLG1 system conveys information on object position as a population vector. Such computational code can enable the accurate directional control observed in the visually guided behaviors of crabs. © 2015 the authors. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_02706474_v35_n17_p6654_Medan |
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Cell ensemble Crab Escape direction Giant lobula neurons Insect Population coding adult animal experiment animal model animal tissue arthropod Article behavior brain electrophysiology computer analysis connectome controlled study correlation coefficient eye movement habituation male morphological trait motion analysis system neuroanatomy nonhuman priority journal retina receptive field sensory nerve visual stimulation action potential animal Brachyura cytology escape behavior in vitro study movement (physiology) movement perception nerve cell network normal distribution optic lobe orientation physiology sensory nerve cell visual field visual system Action Potentials Animals Brachyura Escape Reaction In Vitro Techniques Male Motion Perception Movement Nerve Net Normal Distribution Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian Orientation Sensory Receptor Cells Visual Fields Visual Pathways |
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Cell ensemble Crab Escape direction Giant lobula neurons Insect Population coding adult animal experiment animal model animal tissue arthropod Article behavior brain electrophysiology computer analysis connectome controlled study correlation coefficient eye movement habituation male morphological trait motion analysis system neuroanatomy nonhuman priority journal retina receptive field sensory nerve visual stimulation action potential animal Brachyura cytology escape behavior in vitro study movement (physiology) movement perception nerve cell network normal distribution optic lobe orientation physiology sensory nerve cell visual field visual system Action Potentials Animals Brachyura Escape Reaction In Vitro Techniques Male Motion Perception Movement Nerve Net Normal Distribution Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian Orientation Sensory Receptor Cells Visual Fields Visual Pathways Medan, V. De Astrada, M.B. Scarano, F. Tomsic, D. A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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Cell ensemble Crab Escape direction Giant lobula neurons Insect Population coding adult animal experiment animal model animal tissue arthropod Article behavior brain electrophysiology computer analysis connectome controlled study correlation coefficient eye movement habituation male morphological trait motion analysis system neuroanatomy nonhuman priority journal retina receptive field sensory nerve visual stimulation action potential animal Brachyura cytology escape behavior in vitro study movement (physiology) movement perception nerve cell network normal distribution optic lobe orientation physiology sensory nerve cell visual field visual system Action Potentials Animals Brachyura Escape Reaction In Vitro Techniques Male Motion Perception Movement Nerve Net Normal Distribution Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian Orientation Sensory Receptor Cells Visual Fields Visual Pathways |
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Highly active insects and crabs depend on visual motion information for detecting and tracking mates, prey, or predators, for which they require directional control systems containing internal maps of visual space. A neural map formed by large, motion-sensitive neurons implicated in processing panoramic flow is known to exist in an optic ganglion of the fly. However, an equivalent map for processing spatial positions of single objects has not been hitherto identified in any arthropod. Crabs can escape directly away from a visual threat wherever the stimulus is located in the 360° field of view. When tested in a walking simulator, the crab Neohelice granulata immediately adjusts its running direction after changes in the position of the visual danger stimulus smaller than 1°. Combining mass and single-cell staining with in vivo intracellular recording, we show that a particular class of motion-sensitive neurons of the crab's lobula that project to the midbrain, the monostratified lobula giants type 1 (MLG1), form a system of 16 retinotopically organized elements that map the 360° azimuthal space. The preference of these neurons for horizontally moving objects conforms the visual ecology of the crab's mudflat world. With a mean receptive field of 118°, MLG1s have a large superposition among neighboring elements. Our results suggest that the MLG1 system conveys information on object position as a population vector. Such computational code can enable the accurate directional control observed in the visually guided behaviors of crabs. © 2015 the authors. |
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Medan, V. De Astrada, M.B. Scarano, F. Tomsic, D. |
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Medan, V. De Astrada, M.B. Scarano, F. Tomsic, D. |
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Medan, V. |
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A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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A network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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network of visual motion-sensitive neurons for computing object position in an arthropod |
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