Drosophila Vision: An Eye for Change

Two new studies show that neuronal adaptation to changes in visual contrast is widespread in the early Drosophila visual system, improving velocity estimation in downstream motion detectors. Two new studies show that neuronal adaptation to changes in visual contrast is widespread in the early Drosop...

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Published in:Current biology 2020-01, Vol.30 (2), p.R66-R68
Main Authors: Wienecke, Carl F.-R., Clandinin, Thomas R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Drosophila
Motion
Motion Perception
Vision, Ocular
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Summary:Two new studies show that neuronal adaptation to changes in visual contrast is widespread in the early Drosophila visual system, improving velocity estimation in downstream motion detectors. Two new studies show that neuronal adaptation to changes in visual contrast is widespread in the early Drosophila visual system, improving velocity estimation in downstream motion detectors.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.069