Noise Components in Limulus Vision

Noise Components in Limulus Vision

Visual perception in the horseshoe crab involves the lateral eyes, two neural inhibitory processes in each eye and the brain. Although the primary function of the neural inhibitory processes is to enhance image contrast, they still fail to block out a considerable amount of visual noise. Consequentl...

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Published in:The Biological bulletin (Lancaster) Vol. 187; no. 2; pp. 261 - 262
Main Authors: Dodge, F. A., Porcello, D. M., Dodge, S. A., Kaplan, E., Barlow, R. B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Marine Biological Laboratory 01-10-1994
University of Chicago Press
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Electrophysiology
Eyes & eyesight
Horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe Crabs - physiology
Light
Male
Photoreceptors
Physiological aspects
Shellfish
Vision, Ocular - physiology
Visual perception
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Summary:Visual perception in the horseshoe crab involves the lateral eyes, two neural inhibitory processes in each eye and the brain. Although the primary function of the neural inhibitory processes is to enhance image contrast, they still fail to block out a considerable amount of visual noise. Consequently, horseshoe crabs need to continually adjust their brain's neural threshold to be able to see.
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ISSN:0006-3185
1939-8697
DOI:10.1086/BBLv187n2p261