Visual circuitry for distance estimation in Drosophila
Joseph W. Shomar, Elizabeth Wu, Braedyn Au, Kate Maier, Baohua Zhou, Natália Castelo Branco Matos, Garrett Sager, Gustavo Moreira Tavares Santana, Ryosuke Tanaka, Caitlin M. Gish, Damon A. Clark
This study identifies visual projection neurons in Drosophila that encode parallax signals for distance estimation during free locomotion, showing both direction-selective and non-direction-selective neurons contribute to this process.
bioRxiv · Dec 25, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience