TY - JOUR
T1 - The neural basis of visual behaviors in the larval zebrafish
AU - Portugues, Ruben
AU - Engert, Florian
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank J Dowling, M Orger, and I Bianco for supplying material for the figures. RP would like to thank the Human Frontier in Science Program for funding through fellowship LT01115/2007-C.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - We review visually guided behaviors in larval zebrafish and summarise what is known about the neural processing that results in these behaviors, paying particular attention to the progress made in the last 2 years. Using the examples of the optokinetic reflex, the optomotor response, prey tracking and the visual startle response, we illustrate how the larval zebrafish presents us with a very promising model vertebrate system that allows neurocientists to integrate functional and behavioral studies and from which we can expect illuminating insights in the near future.
AB - We review visually guided behaviors in larval zebrafish and summarise what is known about the neural processing that results in these behaviors, paying particular attention to the progress made in the last 2 years. Using the examples of the optokinetic reflex, the optomotor response, prey tracking and the visual startle response, we illustrate how the larval zebrafish presents us with a very promising model vertebrate system that allows neurocientists to integrate functional and behavioral studies and from which we can expect illuminating insights in the near future.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72549092829&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.conb.2009.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.conb.2009.10.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19896836
AN - SCOPUS:72549092829
SN - 0959-4388
VL - 19
SP - 644
EP - 647
JO - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
JF - Current Opinion in Neurobiology
IS - 6
ER -