Neurons in the Perception of Motion (IMAGE)

New York University

Neurons in the Perception of Motion

Caption

A team of biologists has deciphered how neurons used in the perception of motion form in the brain of a fly. At left are T4/T5 neurons that process horizontal motion; at right is a depiction of how each of the eight subtypes of T4 and T5 neurons are specified.

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Image courtesy of Filipe Pinto-Teixeira and <i>Cell</i>.

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