Cockroach optomotor responses below single photon level
(2014) In Journal of Experimental Biology 217. p.4262-4268- Abstract
- Reliable vision in dim light depends on the efficient capture of photons. Moreover, visually guided behaviour requires reliable signals from the photoreceptors to generate appropriate motor reactions. Here, we show that at behavioural low-light threshold, cockroach photoreceptors respond to moving gratings with single-photon absorption events known as 'quantum bumps' at or below the rate of 0.1 s(-1). By performing behavioural experiments and intracellular recordings from photoreceptors under identical stimulus conditions, we demonstrate that continuous modulation of the photoreceptor membrane potential is not necessary to elicit visually guided behaviour. The results indicate that in cockroach motion detection, massive temporal and... (More)
- Reliable vision in dim light depends on the efficient capture of photons. Moreover, visually guided behaviour requires reliable signals from the photoreceptors to generate appropriate motor reactions. Here, we show that at behavioural low-light threshold, cockroach photoreceptors respond to moving gratings with single-photon absorption events known as 'quantum bumps' at or below the rate of 0.1 s(-1). By performing behavioural experiments and intracellular recordings from photoreceptors under identical stimulus conditions, we demonstrate that continuous modulation of the photoreceptor membrane potential is not necessary to elicit visually guided behaviour. The results indicate that in cockroach motion detection, massive temporal and spatial pooling takes place throughout the eye under dim conditions, involving currently unknown neural processing algorithms. The extremely high night-vision capability of the cockroach visual system provides a roadmap for bio-mimetic imaging design. (Less)
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- author
- Honkanen, Anna LU ; Takalo, J. ; Heimonen, K. ; Vähäsöyrinki, M. and Weckström, M.
- publishing date
- 2014
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Behaviour, Intracellular, Optomotor, Photoreceptor
- in
- Journal of Experimental Biology
- volume
- 217
- pages
- 4262 - 4268
- publisher
- The Company of Biologists Ltd
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84925844804
- ISSN
- 1477-9145
- DOI
- 10.1242/jeb.112425
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Pt 23
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- 96533d30-5ef8-4689-a8c9-514cacb73317 (old id 5047056)
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publisher = {{The Company of Biologists Ltd}},
series = {{Journal of Experimental Biology}},
title = {{Cockroach optomotor responses below single photon level}},
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doi = {{10.1242/jeb.112425}},
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