Inhibitory interactions between opponent neuronal pathways constitute a common circuit
motif across brain areas and species. However, in most cases, synaptic wiring and …

The algorithms and neural circuits that process spatio-temporal changes in luminance to
extract visual motion cues have been the focus of intense research. An influential model, the …

Motion vision is a major function of all visual systems, yet the underlying neural mechanisms
and circuits are still elusive. In the lamina, the first optic neuropile of Drosophila …

Motion vision is an ancient faculty, critical to many animals in a range of ethological contexts,
the underlying algorithms of which provide central insights into neural computation …

An approaching predator and self-motion toward an object can generate similar looming
patterns on the retina, but these situations demand different rapid responses. How central …

Motion in the visual world provides critical information to guide the behavior of sighted
animals. Furthermore, as visual motion estimation requires comparisons of signals across …

The detection of visual motion enables sophisticated animal navigation, and studies on flies
have provided profound insights into the cellular and circuit bases of this neural …

SUMMARY A wide variety of animal species including humans and fruit flies see second-
order motion although they lack coherent spatiotemporal correlations in luminance. Recent …

Synaptic circuits for identified behaviors in the Drosophila brain have typically been
considered from either a developmental or functional perspective without reference to how …

Insects use vision to choose from a repertoire of flexible behaviors which they perform for
survival. Decisions for behavioral plasticity are achieved through the neuromodulation of …