The task of the visual system is to translate light into neuronal encoded information. This
translation of photons into neuronal signals is achieved by photoreceptor neurons (PRs) …

Visual systems transduce, process and transmit light-dependent environmental cues.
Computation of visual features depends on photoreceptor neuron types (PR) present …

Highlights•We describe recent advances in the field of visual processing in Drosophila.•We
present in detail the neuronal circuits underlying four visual modalities.•Motion vision …

A stepwise morphogenetic program of ceil division and cell fate determination generates the
precise neuronal architecture of the visual centers of the Drosophila brain. Here, we show …

The sensory tasks performed by the eye are diverse and complex. In Drosophila, the eye
performs motion detection for navigation as well as detection of the quality of light (color and …

The Drosophila central brain consists of stereotyped neural lineages, developmental-
structural units of macrocircuitry formed by the sibling neurons of single progenitors called …

The larval visual system of Drosophila melanogaster consists of two bilateral clusters of 12
photoreceptors, which express Rhodopsin 5 and 6 (Rh5 and Rh6) in a non-overlapping …

In insects, visual information is processed in the optic lobe and conveyed to the central
brain. Although neural circuits within the optic lobe have been studied extensively, relatively …

Understanding how sensory stimuli drive behavior requires a detailed understanding of the
molecular and neural nature through which the stimuli are received and processed. The …

In Drosophila, color vision and wavelength‐selective behaviors are mediated by the
compound eye's narrow‐spectrum photoreceptors R7 and R8 and their downstream …