Olga Symonova

A thalamic hub-and-spoke circuit enables visual perception during action by coordinating visuomotor dynamics

The paper identifies a thalamic hub-and-spoke circuit that coordinates visuomotor dynamics by integrating visual and motor signals to refine perception during action.

Gap junctions arbitrate binocular course control in flies

This study shows gap junctions in flies mediate binocular visual motion processing to control movement by integrating input from both eyes.

Panoramic visual statistics shape retina-wide organization of receptive fields

The paper shows that retinal ganglion cell receptive fields change shape along the dorsoventral axis to match natural scene statistics, supporting efficient coding principles.

Recurrent impairments in visual perception and place avoidance across autism models are causally linked in the haploinsufficiency model of intellectual disability Setd5

The paper identifies a shared visual perception and place avoidance deficit in ASD models, linked to Kv1 channel hypoexcitability in the dPAG, and shows pharmacological rescue of these deficits.