A neuronal correlate of insect stereopsis

The praying mantis, a predatory insect, estimates depth via binocular vision. In this way, the animal decides whether prey is within reach. Here, the authors explore the neural correlates of binocular distance estimation and report that individual neurons are tuned to specific locations in 3D space.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ronny Rosner, Joss von Hadeln, Ghaith Tarawneh, Jenny C. A. Read
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10721-z