Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees

Abstract The impressive repertoire of honeybee visually guided behaviors, and their ability to learn has made them an important tool for elucidating the visual basis of behavior. Like other insects, bees perform optomotor course correction to optic flow, a response that is dependent on the spatial s...

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Autores principales:	M. R. Ibbotson, Y.-S. Hung, H. Meffin, N. Boeddeker, M. V. Srinivasan
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0bd97958fc37403d98feb1b28559554a2021-12-02T15:18:54ZNeural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees10.1038/s41598-017-14954-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/0bd97958fc37403d98feb1b28559554a2017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14954-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The impressive repertoire of honeybee visually guided behaviors, and their ability to learn has made them an important tool for elucidating the visual basis of behavior. Like other insects, bees perform optomotor course correction to optic flow, a response that is dependent on the spatial structure of the visual environment. However, bees can also distinguish the speed of image motion during forward flight and landing, as well as estimate flight distances (odometry), irrespective of the visual scene. The neural pathways underlying these abilities are unknown. Here we report on a cluster of descending neurons (DNIIIs) that are shown to have the directional tuning properties necessary for detecting image motion during forward flight and landing on vertical surfaces. They have stable firing rates during prolonged periods of stimulation and respond to a wide range of image speeds, making them suitable to detect image flow during flight behaviors. While their responses are not strictly speed tuned, the shape and amplitudes of their speed tuning functions are resistant to large changes in spatial frequency. These cells are prime candidates not only for the control of flight speed and landing, but also the basis of a neural ‘front end’ of the honeybee’s visual odometer.M. R. IbbotsonY.-S. HungH. MeffinN. BoeddekerM. V. SrinivasanNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2017)
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description	Abstract The impressive repertoire of honeybee visually guided behaviors, and their ability to learn has made them an important tool for elucidating the visual basis of behavior. Like other insects, bees perform optomotor course correction to optic flow, a response that is dependent on the spatial structure of the visual environment. However, bees can also distinguish the speed of image motion during forward flight and landing, as well as estimate flight distances (odometry), irrespective of the visual scene. The neural pathways underlying these abilities are unknown. Here we report on a cluster of descending neurons (DNIIIs) that are shown to have the directional tuning properties necessary for detecting image motion during forward flight and landing on vertical surfaces. They have stable firing rates during prolonged periods of stimulation and respond to a wide range of image speeds, making them suitable to detect image flow during flight behaviors. While their responses are not strictly speed tuned, the shape and amplitudes of their speed tuning functions are resistant to large changes in spatial frequency. These cells are prime candidates not only for the control of flight speed and landing, but also the basis of a neural ‘front end’ of the honeybee’s visual odometer.
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author	M. R. Ibbotson Y.-S. Hung H. Meffin N. Boeddeker M. V. Srinivasan
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title	Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
title_short	Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
title_full	Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
title_fullStr	Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
title_full_unstemmed	Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
title_sort	neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/0bd97958fc37403d98feb1b28559554a
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Neural basis of forward flight control and landing in honeybees

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