Computation of object approach by a wide-field, motion-sensitive neuron

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1122-1141

  Gabbiani, Fabrizio ^a   Krapp, Holger G ^a,b   Laurent, Gilles ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collision avoidance; DCMD; LGMD; Lobula; Locust; Looming; Multiplication

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DENDRITE; FLIGHT; LOCUST; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 0033081377     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-03-01122.1999     Document Type: Article

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