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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Hawkmoth lamina monopolar cells act as dynamic spatial filters to optimize vision at different light levels |
Author: | Stöckl, A.L. O'Carroll, D.C. Warrant, E.J. |
Citation: | Science Advances, 2020; 6(16):1-7 |
Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
ISSN: | 2375-2548 2375-2548 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Clemence Duea, Anna Zierscha, Moira Walsha and Emily Duivesteyn |
Abstract: | How neural form and function are connected is a central question of neuroscience. One prominent functional hypothesis, from the beginnings of neuroanatomical study, states that laterally extending dendrites of insect lamina monopolar cells (LMCs) spatially integrate visual information. We provide the first direct functional evidence for this hypothesis using intracellular recordings from type II LMCs in the hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum. We show that their spatial receptive fields broaden with decreasing light intensities, thus trading spatial resolution for higher sensitivity. These dynamic changes in LMC spatial properties can be explained by the density and lateral extent of their dendritic arborizations. Our results thus provide the first physiological evidence for a century-old hypothesis, directly correlating physiological response properties with distinctive dendritic morphology. |
Keywords: | Photovoice; refugees; housing; health |
Rights: | © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). |
DOI: | 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8645 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP130104561 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz8645 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Opthalmology & Visual Sciences publications |
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