A visual pathway links brain structures active during magnetic compass orientation in migratory birds.

A visual pathway links brain structures active during magnetic compass orientation in migratory birds.

The magnetic compass of migratory birds has been suggested to be light-dependent. Retinal cryptochrome-expressing neurons and a forebrain region, "Cluster N", show high neuronal activity when night-migratory songbirds perform magnetic compass orientation. By combining neuronal tracing with...

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Main Authors: Dominik Heyers, Martina Manns, Harald Luksch, Onur Güntürkün, Henrik Mouritsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000937

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