Cellular and synaptic adaptations of neural circuits processing skylight polarization in the fly
Sancer G, Kind E, Uhlhorn J, Volkmann J, Hammacher J, Pham T, Plazaola-Sasieta H, Wernet M. Cellular and synaptic adaptations of neural circuits processing skylight polarization in the fly. Journal Of Comparative Physiology A 2019, 206: 233-246. PMID: 31811399, DOI: 10.1007/s00359-019-01389-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolarization-sensitive photoreceptorsDorsal rim areaCell typesCentral brainCertain cell typesDrosophila melanogasterMedulla columnsLarge insectsSynaptic adaptationPhotoreceptors R7Downstream elementsDifferent speciesPost-synaptic membraneDRA regionFunctional roleComplex circuit architecturesInsectsPolarization visionDistal medullaLobula complexMedulla neuropilNeuronal elementsSpecialized ommatidiaOptic lobePhotoreceptors