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Visual computation in the cephalopod brain.
| Τίτλος: | Visual computation in the cephalopod brain. |
|---|---|
| Συγγραφείς: | Allen VA; Department of Biology and Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97405, USA., Niell CM; Department of Biology and Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97405, USA. Electronic address: cniell@uoregon.edu. |
| Πηγή: | Current opinion in neurobiology [Curr Opin Neurobiol] 2026 Oct; Vol. 100, pp. 103249. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 31. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Current Biology Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9111376 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-6882 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09594388 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Curr Opin Neurobiol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London, UK : Current Biology, c1991- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Cephalopoda*/physiology , Cephalopoda*/anatomy & histology , Brain*/physiology , Visual Pathways*/physiology , Visual Perception*/physiology , Vision, Ocular*/physiology , Models, Neurological*, Neurons/physiology ; Animals |
| Περίληψη: | Computational models of visual system function are largely based on the mammalian visual hierarchy, as the exemplar of a large complex visual system. However, the cephalopod visual system provides an intriguing alternative model for vision; it is relatively similar in size, complexity, and acuity to that of mammals, but has a fundamentally different neural architecture. While this system has been largely overlooked relative to more standard model species, renewed interest in the diversity of neural computations across species, along with technical developments allowing for further investigation, have led to insights into this evolutionarily distinct visual system. Here we provide a brief overview of the unique architecture of the cephalopod visual system, and review recent advances in understanding its neural circuitry, visual coding, and potential computational mechanisms. Throughout, we highlight how investigating cephalopod visual processing provides the opportunity to identify both shared and novel principles for visual computations and their neural implementation. (Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
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| Grant Information: | R01 NS118466 United States NS NINDS NIH HHS; RF1 NS118466 United States NS NINDS NIH HHS |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260731 Date Completed: 20260904 Latest Revision: 20260923 |
| Update Code: | 20260923 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13483949 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.conb.2026.103249 |
| PMID: | 42537526 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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