Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Sensory acquisition in active sensing systems.

M E Nelson1, M A MacIver

  • 1Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, 61801, USA. m-nelson@uiuc.edu

Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
|April 29, 2006
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

SMaSH: a scalable, general marker gene identification framework for single-cell RNA-sequencing.

BMC bioinformatics·2022
Same author

Search for Lepton-Flavor Violation in Z-Boson Decays with τ Leptons with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2022
Same author

Search for New Phenomena in Final States with Two Leptons and One or No b-Tagged Jets at sqrt[s]=13  TeV Using the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2021
Same author

Search for Displaced Leptons in sqrt[s]=13  TeV pp Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2021
Same author

Formalizing planning and information search in naturalistic decision-making.

Nature neuroscience·2021
Same author

Longitudinal Flow Decorrelations in Xe+Xe Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.44  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2021
Same journal

Crepuscular vocal partitioning and thermal limits on calling behavior in the Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senegalensis) in a sub-equatorial savanna.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
Same journal

Jewel beetles, Buprestidae, modulate bright structural colours by multileveled optical engineering and surface sculpting.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
Same journal

E122Q rhodopsin: pigment microspectrophotometry, photoreceptor light responses, and bleaching adaptation.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
Same journal

Greater Japanese horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus nippon) gradually converge their echolocation call frequency to colony members.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
Same journal

Tail-rattling in rodents: more than a threat display.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
Same journal

Iridescence, polarisation and directionality of Morpho butterfly displays.

Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology·2026
See all related articles

Active sensing uses self-generated energy for environmental probing, unlike passive systems. This control over probe energy offers advantages but faces physical and ecological constraints.

Area of Science:

  • Sensory biology
  • Neuroethology
  • Bioacoustics

Background:

  • Active sensing involves using self-generated energy to explore the environment, exemplified by echolocation in bats and dolphins and electrolocation in fish.
  • Unlike passive sensing, active sensing allows organisms to control probe energy characteristics like intensity, direction, and timing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define active sensing and differentiate it from passive sensing.
  • To explore the advantages and challenges associated with active sensing systems in biological contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of active and passive sensing mechanisms.
  • Review of biological examples such as echolocation and electrolocation.
  • Discussion of physical and ecological constraints impacting active sensing.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Active sensing provides greater control over environmental probing compared to passive sensing.
  • Organisms utilizing active sensing can optimize information acquisition by controlling probe energy.
  • Physical factors like signal propagation and energetics, along with ecological considerations, shape active sensing strategies.

Conclusions:

  • The ability to control probe energy is a key feature distinguishing active sensing.
  • Physical and ecological constraints significantly influence the evolution and function of active sensing systems.
  • Integrating sensory and motor functions is crucial for optimizing performance in active sensing organisms.