The tectum/superior colliculus as the vertebrate solution for spatial sensory integration and action

T Isa, E Marquez-Legorreta, S Grillner, EK Scott - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The superior colliculus, or tectum in the case of non-mammalian vertebrates, is a part of the
brain that registers events in the surrounding space, often through vision and hearing, but …

Whole-brain interactions underlying zebrafish behavior

MD Loring, EE Thomson, EA Naumann - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Zebrafish brain-scale imaging is routinely used to identify relevant regions.•Many
neurons in multiple brain areas cooperate to generate behaviors.•Specific circuit …

Retinotectal circuitry of larval zebrafish is adapted to detection and pursuit of prey

D Förster, TO Helmbrecht, DS Mearns, L Jordan… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Retinal axon projections form a map of the visual environment in the tectum. A zebrafish
larva typically detects a prey object in its peripheral visual field. As it turns and swims …

Conserved subcortical processing in visuo-vestibular gaze control

T Wibble, T Pansell, S Grillner… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Gaze stabilization compensates for movements of the head or external environment to
minimize image blurring. Multisensory information stabilizes the scene on the retina via the …

Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish

D Zada, L Schulze, JH Yu, P Tarabishi, JL Napoli… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
The collective behavior of animal groups emerges from the interactions among individuals.
These social interactions produce the coordinated movements of bird flocks and fish …

[HTML][HTML] Optic flow in the natural habitats of zebrafish supports spatial biases in visual self-motion estimation

E Alexander, LT Cai, S Fuchs, TC Hladnik, Y Zhang… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Animals benefit from knowing if and how they are moving. Across the animal kingdom,
sensory information in the form of optic flow over the visual field is used to estimate self …

Nickel oxide nanoparticles induce developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish by triggering both apoptosis and ferroptosis

Z Wang, Y Bi, K Li, Z Song, C Pan, S Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) with unique characteristics have been widely utilized
in numerous manufacturing processes, which have inevitably led to environmental pollution …

A robust receptive field code for optic flow detection and decomposition during self-motion

Y Zhang, R Huang, W Nörenberg, AB Arrenberg - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The perception of optic flow is essential for any visually guided behavior of a moving animal.
To mechanistically predict behavior and understand the emergence of self-motion …

A model of discovery: the role of imaging established and emerging non-mammalian models in neuroscience

EM Haynes, TK Ulland, KW Eliceiri - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rodents have been the dominant animal models in neurobiology and neurological disease
research over the past 60 years. The prevalent use of rats and mice in neuroscience …

Ecological decision-making: From circuit elements to emerging principles

AM Hein - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
The interactions an animal has with its prey, predators, neighbors, and competitors are
known as ecological interactions. Making effective decisions during ecological interactions …