Zeitschrift für vergleichende Physiologie

, Volume 67, Issue 4, pp 403–413 | Cite as

Directionally selective motion detecting units in the optic lobe of the honeybee

  • Walter Kaiser
  • Lewis G. Bishop
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Summary

We have found four classes of neurons in the honeybee optic lobe. These neurons respond to changes in light intensity and selectively to movement of objects within the entire acceptance angle of a compound eye. We suggest that these neurons are part of the neural system that controls flight, for example the optomotor response. Properties of these units are described in this paper. To our knowledge this is the first report of recording from interneurons of the honeybee.

Keywords

Light Intensity Neural System Optic Lobe Acceptance Angle Optomotor Response 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Walter Kaiser
    • 1
  • Lewis G. Bishop
    • 2
  1. 1.Division of Applied ScienceCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena
  2. 2.Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles

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