The integration of sensorimotor signals to internally estimate self-movement is critical for
spatial perception and motor control. However, which neural circuits accurately track body …

Parasites threaten still today the health of humans and their animals, although considerable
progress had been achieved within the last century. However, phenomena such as …

Drosophila melanogaster structures its optic flow during flight by interspersing translational
movements with abrupt body rotations. Whether these “body saccades” are accompanied by …

Diurnal flying animals such as birds depend primarily on vision to coordinate their flight path
during goal-directed flight tasks. To extract the spatial structure of the surrounding …

Many animals rely on optic flow for navigation, using differences in eye image velocity to
detect deviations from their intended direction of travel. However, asymmetries in image …

Ant foragers are known to memorise visual scenes that allow them to repeatedly travel along
idiosyncratic routes and to return to specific places. Guidance is provided by a comparison …

Neuronal representation and extraction of spatial information are essential for behavioral
control. For flying insects, a plausible way to gain spatial information is to exploit distance …

Most moving animals segregate their locomotion trajectories in short burst like rotations and
prolonged translations, to enhance distance information from optic flow, as only …

Moving animals can estimate the distance of visual objects from image shift on their retina
(optic flow) created during translational, but not rotational movements. To facilitate this …

This review aims to highlight the importance of saccades during locomotion as a strategy to
reduce sensory information loss while the subject is moving. Acquiring sensory data from the …