PUBLICATION
Neurobiology: imaging prey capture circuits in zebrafish
- Authors
- Nikolaou, N., Meyer, M.P.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-150402-4
- Date
- 2015
- Source
- Current biology : CB 25: R273-5 (Other)
- Registered Authors
- Meyer, Martin, Nikolaou, Nikolas
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Neurons/physiology*
- Predatory Behavior/physiology*
- Psychomotor Performance/physiology*
- Superior Colliculi/cytology*
- Visual Perception/physiology*
- PubMed
- 25829009 Full text @ Curr. Biol.
Citation
Nikolaou, N., Meyer, M.P. (2015) Neurobiology: imaging prey capture circuits in zebrafish. Current biology : CB. 25:R273-5.
Abstract
Two recent studies used a virtual hunting assay and functional imaging to identify prey-capture circuits in zebrafish. Together they show that the optic tectum and a pretectal region are two retinorecipient areas important for the recognition and capture of prey.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping