Modular use of peripheral input channels tunes motion-detecting circuitry

M Silies, DM Gohl, YE Fisher, L Freifeld, DA Clark… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
In the visual system, peripheral processing circuits are often tuned to specific stimulus
features. How this selectivity arises and how these circuits are organized to inform specific …

Age- and Wavelength-Dependency of Drosophila Larval Phototaxis and Behavioral Responses to Natural Lighting Conditions

TH Humberg, SG Sprecher - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Animals use various environmental cues as key determinant for their behavioral decisions.
Visual systems are hereby responsible to translate light-dependent stimuli into neuronal …

Neural mechanisms for Drosophila contrast vision

A Bahl, E Serbe, M Meier, G Ammer, A Borst - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Spatial contrast, the difference in adjacent luminance values, provides information about
objects, textures, and motion and supports diverse visual behaviors. Contrast computation is …