Characterisation of columnar neurons and visual signal processing in the medulla of the locust optic lobe by system identification techniques

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-199

  James, A C ^a   Osorio, D ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compound eye; Insect; Lamina; Locust; Vision

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; GRASSHOPPER; NERVE CELL; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ANIMALS; GRASSHOPPERS; NEURONS; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; VISION;

EID: 0030087760     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00188161     Document Type: Article

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