Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations
When confronted with predators, animals are forced to take crucial decisions such as the timing and manner of escape. In the case of the crab Chasmagnathus, cumulative evidence suggests that the escape response to a visual danger stimulus (VDS) can be accounted for by the response of a group of lobu...
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todo:paper_03407594_v194_n6_p587_Sztarker2023-10-03T15:26:04Z Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations Sztarker, J. Tomsic, D. Crustacea Escape behavior Intracellular recordings Lobula giant neurons Optic lobes animal animal behavior article binocular vision Brachyura decision making electrophysiology escape behavior male monocular vision nerve cell photostimulation physiology season statistical analysis vision Animals Behavior, Animal Brachyura Data Interpretation, Statistical Decision Making Electrophysiology Escape Reaction Male Neurons Photic Stimulation Seasons Vision, Binocular Vision, Monocular Visual Perception When confronted with predators, animals are forced to take crucial decisions such as the timing and manner of escape. In the case of the crab Chasmagnathus, cumulative evidence suggests that the escape response to a visual danger stimulus (VDS) can be accounted for by the response of a group of lobula giant (LG) neurons. To further investigate this hypothesis, we examined the relationship between behavioral and neuronal activities within a variety of experimental conditions that affected the level of escape. The intensity of the escape response to VDS was influenced by seasonal variations, changes in stimulus features, and whether the crab perceived stimuli monocularly or binocularly. These experimental conditions consistently affected the response of LG neurons in a way that closely matched the effects observed at the behavioral level. In other words, the intensity of the stimulus-elicited spike activity of LG neurons faithfully reflected the intensity of the escape response. These results support the idea that the LG neurons from the lobula of crabs are deeply involved in the decision for escaping from VDS. © 2008 Springer-Verlag. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03407594_v194_n6_p587_Sztarker |
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Crustacea Escape behavior Intracellular recordings Lobula giant neurons Optic lobes animal animal behavior article binocular vision Brachyura decision making electrophysiology escape behavior male monocular vision nerve cell photostimulation physiology season statistical analysis vision Animals Behavior, Animal Brachyura Data Interpretation, Statistical Decision Making Electrophysiology Escape Reaction Male Neurons Photic Stimulation Seasons Vision, Binocular Vision, Monocular Visual Perception |
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Crustacea Escape behavior Intracellular recordings Lobula giant neurons Optic lobes animal animal behavior article binocular vision Brachyura decision making electrophysiology escape behavior male monocular vision nerve cell photostimulation physiology season statistical analysis vision Animals Behavior, Animal Brachyura Data Interpretation, Statistical Decision Making Electrophysiology Escape Reaction Male Neurons Photic Stimulation Seasons Vision, Binocular Vision, Monocular Visual Perception Sztarker, J. Tomsic, D. Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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Crustacea Escape behavior Intracellular recordings Lobula giant neurons Optic lobes animal animal behavior article binocular vision Brachyura decision making electrophysiology escape behavior male monocular vision nerve cell photostimulation physiology season statistical analysis vision Animals Behavior, Animal Brachyura Data Interpretation, Statistical Decision Making Electrophysiology Escape Reaction Male Neurons Photic Stimulation Seasons Vision, Binocular Vision, Monocular Visual Perception |
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When confronted with predators, animals are forced to take crucial decisions such as the timing and manner of escape. In the case of the crab Chasmagnathus, cumulative evidence suggests that the escape response to a visual danger stimulus (VDS) can be accounted for by the response of a group of lobula giant (LG) neurons. To further investigate this hypothesis, we examined the relationship between behavioral and neuronal activities within a variety of experimental conditions that affected the level of escape. The intensity of the escape response to VDS was influenced by seasonal variations, changes in stimulus features, and whether the crab perceived stimuli monocularly or binocularly. These experimental conditions consistently affected the response of LG neurons in a way that closely matched the effects observed at the behavioral level. In other words, the intensity of the stimulus-elicited spike activity of LG neurons faithfully reflected the intensity of the escape response. These results support the idea that the LG neurons from the lobula of crabs are deeply involved in the decision for escaping from VDS. © 2008 Springer-Verlag. |
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Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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Neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab Chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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neuronal correlates of the visually elicited escape response of the crab chasmagnathus upon seasonal variations, stimuli changes and perceptual alterations |
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