A visual pathway for skylight polarization processing in Drosophila
BJ Hardcastle, JJ Omoto, P Kandimalla, BCM Nguyen… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Many insects use patterns of polarized light in the sky to orient and navigate. Here, we
functionally characterize neural circuitry in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that …
functionally characterize neural circuitry in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, that …
Central neural coding of sky polarization in insects
Many animals rely on a sun compass for spatial orientation and long-range navigation. In
addition to the Sun, insects also exploit the polarization pattern and chromatic gradient of the …
addition to the Sun, insects also exploit the polarization pattern and chromatic gradient of the …
Anatomical reconstruction and functional imaging reveal an ordered array of skylight polarization detectors in Drosophila
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 …
the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, photoreceptors R7 and R8 in the dorsal rim area …
Matched-filter coding of sky polarization results in an internal sun compass in the brain of the desert locust
F Zittrell, K Pfeiffer, U Homberg - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Many animals use celestial cues for spatial orientation. These include the sun and, in
insects, the polarization pattern of the sky, which depends on the position of the sun. The …
insects, the polarization pattern of the sky, which depends on the position of the sun. The …
Unraveling the neural basis of insect navigation
S Heinze - Current opinion in insect science, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Animals compare current and desired headings to initiate steering during
navigation.•The insect central complex (CX) encodes head-direction (current heading).•A …
navigation.•The insect central complex (CX) encodes head-direction (current heading).•A …
Polarized skylight navigation in insects: model and electrophysiology of e-vector coding by neurons in the central complex
M Sakura, D Lambrinos… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
Many insects exploit skylight polarization for visual compass orientation or course control. As
found in crickets, the peripheral visual system (optic lobe) contains three types of …
found in crickets, the peripheral visual system (optic lobe) contains three types of …
Synaptic targets of photoreceptors specialized to detect color and skylight polarization in Drosophila
Color and polarization provide complementary information about the world and are detected
by specialized photoreceptors. However, the downstream neural circuits that process these …
by specialized photoreceptors. However, the downstream neural circuits that process these …
From skylight input to behavioural output: a computational model of the insect polarised light compass
Many insects navigate by integrating the distances and directions travelled on an outward
path, allowing direct return to the starting point. Fundamental to the reliability of this process …
path, allowing direct return to the starting point. Fundamental to the reliability of this process …
Organization of the Drosophila larval visual circuit
I Larderet, PMJ Fritsch, N Gendre, GL Neagu-Maier… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Visual systems transduce, process and transmit light-dependent environmental cues.
Computation of visual features depends on photoreceptor neuron types (PR) present …
Computation of visual features depends on photoreceptor neuron types (PR) present …
[HTML][HTML] Sun compass integration of skylight cues in migratory monarch butterflies
S Heinze, SM Reppert - Neuron, 2011 - cell.com
Migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to
navigate from eastern North America to their overwintering grounds in central Mexico. Here …
navigate from eastern North America to their overwintering grounds in central Mexico. Here …