Fly Vision – Virtual Reality and Electrophysiology Orientation Selectivity of H1 Neuron for Horizontal Linear Motion
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Blowflies (scientific name Calliphora erythrocephala) possess multiple classes of visually responsive neurons. Of particular interest to this study is the H1 neuron, which responds to large-field horizontal motion by integrating responses from multiple horizontally selective (HS) cells near the retina [1] and generating action potentials at larger frequencies for movement in the preferred direction [2]. In this study, we aimed to test for the response characteristics of the H1 neuron, in particular its direction selectivity.
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