Background Color vision requires comparison between photoreceptors that are sensitive to
different wavelengths of light. In Drosophila, this is achieved by the inner photoreceptors (R7 …

We have developed an open software platform called Neurokernel for collaborative
development of comprehensive models of the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster …

Although anatomy is often the first step in assigning functions to neural structures, it is not
always clear whether architecturally distinct regions of the brain correspond to operational …

Understanding the computational implications of specific synaptic connectivity patterns is a
fundamental goal in neuroscience. In particular, the computational role of ubiquitous …

Highlights•The Drosophila visual system is an emerging model for neural circuit
formation.•The visual system is composed of repetitive units that are repeated across …

Many insects exploit skylight polarization as a compass cue for orientation and navigation. In
the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, photoreceptors R7 and R8 in the dorsal rim area …

In the developing nervous system, building a functional neuronal network relies on
coordinating the formation, specification and survival to diverse neuronal and glial cell …

The visual system of Drosophila contains approximately 60,000 neurons that are organized
in parallel, retinotopically arranged columns. A large number of these neurons have been …

7 Novel Approaches to Visual Information Processing in Insects: Case Studies on Neuronal
Computations in the Blowfly Page 1 179 0-8493-2024-0/05/$0.00+$1.50 © 2005 by CRC …

Color and polarization provide complementary information about the world and are detected
by specialized photoreceptors. However, the downstream neural circuits that process these …