Search Results - "McMillan, Glyn A."
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A looming-sensitive pathway responds to changes in the trajectory of object motion
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-08-2012)“…Two identified locust neurons, the lobula giant movement detector (LGMD) and its postsynaptic partner, the descending contralateral movement detector (DCMD),…”
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Bilateral flight muscle activity predicts wing kinematics and 3-dimensional body orientation of locusts responding to looming objects
Published in Journal of experimental biology (01-09-2013)“…We placed locusts in a wind tunnel using a loose tether design that allowed for motion in all three rotational degrees of freedom during presentation of a…”
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Background complexity affects response of a looming-sensitive neuron to object motion
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-01-2015)“…An increasing number of studies show how stimulus complexity affects the responses of looming-sensitive neurons across multiple animal taxa. Locusts contain a…”
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Burst Firing in a Motion-Sensitive Neural Pathway Correlates with Expansion Properties of Looming Objects that Evoke Avoidance Behaviors
Published in Frontiers in integrative neuroscience (14-12-2015)“…The locust visual system contains a well-defined motion-sensitive pathway that transfers visual input to motor centers involved in predator evasion and…”
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Background visual motion affects responses of an insect motion‐sensitive neuron to objects deviating from a collision course
Published in Physiological reports (01-05-2016)“…Stimulus complexity affects the response of looming sensitive neurons in a variety of animal taxa. The Lobula Giant Movement Detector/Descending Contralateral…”
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