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Circuit-mechanisms for colour vision in zebrafish

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posted on 2023-06-10, 00:14 authored by Thomas BadenThomas Baden
The use of spectral information in natural light to inform behaviour is one of the oldest and most fundamental abilities of visual systems. It long-predates animals’ venture onto the land, and even the appearance of image-forming eyes. Accordingly, circuits for colour vision evolved under the surface of ancient oceans for hundreds of millions of years. These aquatic beginnings fundamentally underpin, and likely constrain, the organisation of modern visual systems. In contrast to our detailed circuit level understanding from diverse terrestrial vertebrates, however, comparatively little is known about their aquatic counterparts. Here, I summarise some of what is known about neural circuits for colour vision in fish, the most species-diverse group of vertebrates. With a focus on zebrafish, I will explore how their computational strategies are linked to the statistics of natural light in the underwater world, and how their study might help us understand vision in general, including in our own eyes.

Funding

Anisotropic retinal circuits for processing of colour and space in nature - Lister Institute Research Prize; G2503; LISTER INSTITUTE

NeuroVisEco - Zebrafish vision in its natural context: from natural scenes through retinal and central processing to behaviour; G1871; EUROPEAN UNION; 677687

How to connect an eye to a brain; G3137; WELLCOME TRUST; WT Ref: 220277/

Anisotropic retinal circuits for processing of colour and space in nature; G2397; BBSRC-BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; BB/R014817/1

EMBO Young Investigator Programme; G2920; EMBO-EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION; Baden

Philip Leverhulme Prize - Biological Sciences; G2276; LEVERHULME TRUST; PLP-2017-005

History

Publication status

  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

Current Biology

ISSN

0960-9822

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

12

Volume

31

Page range

R807-R820

Event location

England

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  • Neuroscience Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2021-06-29

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2022-06-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2021-06-28

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