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Xiaohan Ma^1,2,3, Xiangyong Yuan^1,2,3, Jiahuan Liu¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

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Zebrafish show a "biological motion inversion effect," preferring upright movement cues over inverted ones. This suggests gravity-dependent motion perception evolved in ancient aquatic animals.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Animal Behavior
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Biological motion (BM) perception is crucial for detecting animacy.
An inversion effect, where upside-down BM is poorly perceived, is known in terrestrial vertebrates.
The gravity-dependency of BM perception in aquatic animals remains unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if zebrafish (teleosts) exhibit a gravity-dependent biological motion perception.
To determine if zebrafish can discriminate between upright and inverted BM signals.
To explore the evolutionary origins of gravity-dependent BM processing.

Main Methods:

Zebrafish shoaling behavior was used to test BM perception.
Swimming trajectories were recorded and analyzed for dwelling time and head orientation.
Comparisons were made between upright BM, inverted BM, and non-BM stimuli.

Main Results:

Zebrafish spent significantly more time near and oriented towards upright BM compared to inverted BM.
A unique pattern of acceleration in the vertical (gravity) direction was observed in zebrafish BM.
The inversion effect in BM perception was demonstrated in zebrafish, an aquatic vertebrate.

Conclusions:

Zebrafish exhibit an inversion effect in biological motion perception, indicating gravity-dependency.
This suggests that gravity-dependent BM processing may have originated in ancient aquatic animals.
The findings provide insights into the evolutionary trajectory of motion perception mechanisms.