Defining the behavioral repertoire instructed by the fly’s ‘cockpit’
Saliha Ece Sonmez, Roshan Satapathy, Victoria Pokusaeva, Olga Symonova, Maximilian Jösch · FENS Forum 2024
When animals move, they induce changes in the relative position of objects in their environment. These changes are perceived as visual motion signals, known as optic flow. Fast and efficient interpretation of the global structure of optic flow is thought to be critical for maintaining stability and guiding the animal's course during navigation. In flies, the lobula plate tangential cells (LPTCs), a highly interconnected network of ~60 neurons, are known to be specialised optic flow detectors. Bridging the sensory periphery with motor output structures, LPTCs are ideally positioned for course c
ePoster · Neuroscience