Virtual Reality (VIDEO)

Harvard Medical School

Caption

A fly is tethered under a microscope to allow the measurement of its brain activity while it navigates. The fly walks on a foam air-cushioned ball. When the fly walks the ball rotates. To create virtual reality for the fly, the experimenters track the rotation of the ball in real-time and use the movements of the ball to update the position of visual cues that are presented around the fly.

Credit

Fisher et al 2019/Harvard Medical School

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