dc.contributor.author |
Nahmad-Rohen, Luis |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vorobiev, Mikhail |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-10-02T00:44:34Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-05 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1744-9561 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/48335 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Behavioural contrast sensitivity in Octopus tetricus was measured in the range of 0.05-12 cycles per degree (cpd) using a fixation reflex. We show that the contrast sensitivity reaches its maximum (between 1 and 4%) at 0.3 cpd, and decreases to approximately half of the maximum value at the lowest spatial frequency. Reduction of sensitivity at low spatial frequency is a signature of lateral inhibition in visual systems. In vertebrates and insects, lateral inhibition helps to overcome the bottleneck of encoding information into spikes. In octopus, photoreceptors generate spikes themselves and are directly connected to the brain through their axons. Therefore, the neural processing occurring in the octopus brain cannot help overcome the bottleneck of encoding information into spikes. We conclude that, in octopus, either the lateral inhibition occurs in the brain after information has been encoded into spikes, or photoreceptors inhibit each other. This is the first time behavioural contrast sensitivity has been measured in a cephalopod. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Biology letters |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Brain |
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dc.subject |
Animals |
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dc.subject |
Vertebrates |
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dc.subject |
Contrast Sensitivity |
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dc.subject |
Octopodiformes |
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dc.title |
Contrast sensitivity and behavioural evidence for lateral inhibition in octopus. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1098/rsbl.2019.0134 |
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pubs.issue |
5 |
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pubs.begin-page |
20190134 |
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pubs.volume |
15 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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pubs.subtype |
research-article |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
774876 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Optometry and Vision Science |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1744-957X |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2019-05-16 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
31088281 |
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