PUBLICATION

Fish Vision: Size Selectivity in the Zebrafish Retinotectal Pathway

Authors
Abbas, F., Meyer, M.P.
ID
ZDB-PUB-141218-4
Date
2014
Source
Current biology : CB   24: R1048-R1050 (Other)
Registered Authors
Abbas, Fatima, Meyer, Martin
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Size Perception/physiology*
  • Superior Colliculi/physiology*
  • Visual Perception/physiology*
PubMed
25517370 Full text @ Curr. Biol.
Abstract
A recent study has shown that the zebrafish tectum processes inputs from the retina tuned to ethologically relevant size classes, suggesting a role for the tectum in selecting approach or avoidance behaviours based on size-based categorization of visual targets.
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