Color vision is widespread among insects but varies among species, depending on the
spectral sensitivities and interplay of the participating photoreceptors. The spectral sensitivity …

The diversity of cell types and regulatory states in the brain, and how these change during
aging, remains largely unknown. We present a single-cell transcriptome atlas of the entire …

Color vision is an important sensory capability that enhances the detection of contrast in
retinal images. Monochromatic animals exclusively detect temporal and spatial changes in …

The anatomy of many neural circuits is being characterized with increasing resolution, but
their molecular properties remain mostly unknown. Here, we characterize gene expression …

Visual projection neurons (VPNs) provide an anatomical connection between early visual
processing and higher brain regions. Here we characterize lobula columnar (LC) cells, a …

Transcription factors regulate the molecular, morphological, and physiological
characteristics of neurons and generate their impressive cell-type diversity. To gain insight …

Color vision extracts spectral information by comparing signals from photoreceptors with
different visual pigments. Such comparisons are encoded by color-opponent neurons that …

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 …

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

Color and motion are used by many species to identify salient objects. They are processed
largely independently, but color contributes to motion processing in humans, for example …