TY - JOUR
T1 - Target detection in insects
T2 - optical, neural and behavioral optimizations
AU - Gonzalez-Bellido, Paloma T.
AU - Fabian, Samuel T.
AU - Nordström, Karin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Motion vision provides important cues for many tasks. Flying insects, for example, may pursue small, fast moving targets for mating or feeding purposes, even when these are detected against self-generated optic flow. Since insects are small, with size-constrained eyes and brains, they have evolved to optimize their optical, neural and behavioral target visualization solutions. Indeed, even if evolutionarily distant insects display different pursuit strategies, target neuron physiology is strikingly similar. Furthermore, the coarse spatial resolution of the insect compound eye might actually be beneficial when it comes to detection of moving targets. In conclusion, tiny insects show higher than expected performance in target visualization tasks.
AB - Motion vision provides important cues for many tasks. Flying insects, for example, may pursue small, fast moving targets for mating or feeding purposes, even when these are detected against self-generated optic flow. Since insects are small, with size-constrained eyes and brains, they have evolved to optimize their optical, neural and behavioral target visualization solutions. Indeed, even if evolutionarily distant insects display different pursuit strategies, target neuron physiology is strikingly similar. Furthermore, the coarse spatial resolution of the insect compound eye might actually be beneficial when it comes to detection of moving targets. In conclusion, tiny insects show higher than expected performance in target visualization tasks.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.conb.2016.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.conb.2016.09.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27662056
AN - SCOPUS:84988328605
SN - 0959-4388
VL - 41
SP - 122
EP - 128
JO - Current opinion in neurobiology
JF - Current opinion in neurobiology
ER -