Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

A neuronal correlate of insect stereopsis

  • Ronny Rosner,
  • Joss von Hadeln,
  • Ghaith Tarawneh,
  • Jenny C. A. Read

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10721-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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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.