Motion vision: Course control in the developing visual system

Mir Ahsan Ali; Johann H Bollmann

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.084

Motion vision: Course control in the developing visual system

Curr Biol. 2022 Jun 6;32(11):R520-R523. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.084.

Authors

Mir Ahsan Ali¹, Johann H Bollmann²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biology I, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany.
² Institute of Biology I, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany; Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: johann.bollmann@bio.uni-freiburg.de.

PMID: 35671725
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.084

Abstract

As we move around, the image pattern on our retina is constantly changing. Nervous systems have evolved to detect such global 'optic flow' patterns. A new study reveals how optic flow is encoded in the larval zebrafish brain and could be used for the estimation of self-motion.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Motion
Motion Perception* / physiology
Optic Flow*
Retina / physiology
Zebrafish