A model of decentralized vision in the sea urchin Diadema africanum

Summary: Sea urchins can detect light and move in relation to luminous stimuli despite lacking eyes. They presumably detect light through photoreceptor cells distributed on their body surface. However, there is currently no mechanistic explanation of how these animals can process light to detect vis...

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Main Authors: Tianshu Li, John Kirwan, Maria Ina Arnone, Dan-Eric Nilsson, Giancarlo La Camera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223003723