2023
Neural mechanisms to incorporate visual counterevidence in self-movement estimation
Tanaka R, Zhou B, Agrochao M, Badwan B, Au B, Matos N, Clark D. Neural mechanisms to incorporate visual counterevidence in self-movement estimation. Current Biology 2023, 33: 4960-4979.e7. PMID: 37918398, PMCID: PMC10848174, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect comparison reveals algorithmic similarities in fly and mouse visual motion detection
Chen J, Gish C, Fransen J, Salazar-Gatzimas E, Clark D, Borghuis B. Direct comparison reveals algorithmic similarities in fly and mouse visual motion detection. IScience 2023, 26: 107928. PMID: 37810236, PMCID: PMC10550730, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular mechanismsStarburst amacrine cellsSpatiotemporal receptive-field structureReceptive field structureAmacrine cellsT4 neuronsSpeciesNeuronal morphologyNeuron typesAnalogous neuronsNeural circuitsVisual motion detectionCellsVisual motionMotion stimuliVertebratesInvertebratesMiceMotion processingNeuronsSimilarityApparent motion stimuliFlies
2022
Neural mechanisms to exploit positional geometry for collision avoidance
Tanaka R, Clark DA. Neural mechanisms to exploit positional geometry for collision avoidance. Current Biology 2022, 32: 2357-2374.e6. PMID: 35508172, PMCID: PMC9177691, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial vision taskDistinct visual featuresNeural mechanismsVisual worldVisual motionSmall neural circuitsCollision avoidance behaviorSpatial visionMotion signalsVisual featuresNeural circuitsDrosophila exhibitConnectomic analysisGeometrical cuesSpatial informationVision tasksActivity drivesTuning mirrorMotion detectorsPsychophysicsCuesObjectsTaskBehaviorAvoidance
2018
Visual Control of Walking Speed in Drosophila
Creamer MS, Mano O, Clark DA. Visual Control of Walking Speed in Drosophila. Neuron 2018, 100: 1460-1473.e6. PMID: 30415994, PMCID: PMC6405217, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.10.028.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Direct Measurement of Correlation Responses in Drosophila Elementary Motion Detectors Reveals Fast Timescale Tuning
Salazar-Gatzimas E, Chen J, Creamer MS, Mano O, Mandel HB, Matulis CA, Pottackal J, Clark DA. Direct Measurement of Correlation Responses in Drosophila Elementary Motion Detectors Reveals Fast Timescale Tuning. Neuron 2016, 92: 227-239. PMID: 27710784, PMCID: PMC5097865, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research