Behavioural state affects motion-sensitive neurones in the fly visual system

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-338

  Rosner, R ^a   Egelhaaf, M ^a   Warzecha, A K ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arousal; Behavioural state; Fly; LPTC; Motor activity; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; FLY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; DIPTERA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS;

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE;

EID: 75249106744     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.035386     Document Type: Article

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