Polarised light-sensitive interneurones in a swimming crab

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1976 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 262, pages 709-711 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: L M, Leggett;

doi: 10.1038/262709a0

pmid: 958443

Polarised light-sensitive interneurones in a swimming crab

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Abstract

THIS report shows that there are polarisation-sensitive inter-neurones in the crab visual system, contrary to recent speculations1. It also shows that polarised light information in crabs is elaborately processed.

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Australian National University
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Keywords

Optical Rotation, Brachyura, Interneurons, Visual Perception, Animals, Photoreceptor Cells, Visual Pathways

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