Feature encoding: How back-to-front motion guides the polite fly

Catherine R von Reyn

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.078

Feature encoding: How back-to-front motion guides the polite fly

Curr Biol. 2022 Jun 6;32(11):R513-R515. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.078.

Author

Catherine R von Reyn¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35671722
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.078

Abstract

Motion of a visual image from back-to-front across a visual field can provide an early-stage cue for impending collisions. A new study reveals visual feature encoding neurons that drive behavioral responses to back-to-front motion in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Drosophila melanogaster* / physiology
Motion
Motion Perception* / physiology
Neurons / physiology
Visual Fields