Collision detection as a model for sensory-motor integration

H Fotowat, F Gabbiani - Annual review of neuroscience, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Visually guided collision avoidance is critical for the survival of many animals. The execution
of successful collision-avoidance behaviors requires accurate processing of approaching …

Neuronal responses to looming objects in the superior colliculus of the cat

YJ Liu, Q Wang, B Li - Brain Behavior and Evolution, 2011 - karger.com
The superior colliculus (SC) in the mammalian mesencephalon is involved in avoidance or
escape behaviors, but little is known about the response properties of collicular neurons to …

Brain modularity in arthropods: individual neurons that support “what” but not “where” memories

J Sztarker, D Tomsic - Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Experiments with insects and crabs have demonstrated their remarkable capacity to learn
and memorize complex visual features (;;). Such abilities are thought to require modular …

How visual space maps in the optic neuropils of a crab

MB De Astrada, V Medan… - Journal of Comparative …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Decapoda is the largest order of crustaceans, some 10,000 species having been
described to date. The order includes shrimps, lobsters, crayfishes, and crabs. Most of these …

Neuronal processing of translational optic flow in the visual system of the shore crab Carcinus maenas

BG Horseman, MWS Macauley… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
This paper describes a search for neurones sensitive to optic flow in the visual system of the
shore crab Carcinus maenas using a procedure developed from that of Krapp and …