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Locomotion: control by positive-feedback optokinetic responses.

W J Davis, J L Ayers

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |July 14, 1972
    PubMed
    Summary

    Arthropods exhibit forward movement when presented with backward-moving visual stimuli, a response that intensifies with speed. This positive feedback loop in optokinetic responses is stabilized by reduced reactions to constant motion.

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    Area of Science:

    • Animal behavior
    • Neuroethology
    • Sensory processing

    Background:

    • Arthropods exhibit complex behaviors in response to visual cues.
    • Optokinetic responses are crucial for navigation and stability in many species.
    • Understanding visual feedback mechanisms provides insight into sensory-motor integration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the locomotory responses of arthropods to moving visual patterns.
    • To characterize the relationship between stripe velocity and locomotory effort.
    • To identify the role of positive visual feedback in optokinetic responses.

    Main Methods:

    • Restraining arthropods and exposing them to backward-moving stripe patterns.
    • Measuring locomotory effort in response to varying stripe velocities.
    • Analyzing the characteristics of these optokinetic responses.

    Main Results:

    • Arthropods demonstrated forward locomotion when exposed to backward-moving stripes.
    • Locomotory effort increased proportionally with stripe velocity.
    • The observed reactions represent a novel class of optokinetic responses utilizing positive visual feedback.

    Conclusions:

    • Arthropod locomotion is modulated by visual flow, employing positive feedback.
    • This mechanism enhances visual stimulus perception during movement.
    • Response decrement under constant velocity suggests adaptive stabilization strategies.

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