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Using the optokinetic response to study visual function of zebrafish
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2010
Optokinetic response has been widely used to assess the visual functions of larval zebrafish. Nevertheless, the standard protocol for larval fish is not yet readily applicable in adults1-5. Here, we introduce how to measure the OKR of adult zebrafish using a new protocol which is established in our lab.
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A Method for Evaluating Timeliness and Accuracy of Volitional Motor Responses to Vibrotactile Stimuli
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2016
This article describes a technique for applying vibrotactile stimuli to the thigh of a human participant, and measuring the accuracy and reaction time of the participant's volitional response for various combinations of stimulation location and frequency.
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Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior
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2014
It is unclear how top-down signals from the ventral visual stream affect movement. We developed a paradigm to test motor behavior towards a target on a 3D depth inversion illusion. Significant differences are reported in both deliberate, goal-directed movements and automatic actions under illusory and veridical viewing conditions.
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Visualization of the Axonal Projection Pattern of Embryonic Motor Neurons in Drosophila
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2017
This work details a standard immunohistochemistry method to visualize motor neuron projections of late stage-16 Drosophila melanogaster embryos. The filleted preparation of fixed embryos stained with FasII antibody provides a powerful tool to characterize the genes required for motor axon pathfinding and target recognition during neural development.
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Motor Maps
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Jonas T. Kaplan and Sarah I. Gimbel—University of Southern California One principle of brain organization is the topographic mapping of information. Especially in sensory and motor cortices, adjacent regions of the brain tend to represent information from adjacent parts of the body, resulting in maps of the body expressed on the surface of the brain. The primary sensory and motor maps in the brain surround a prominent sulcus known as the central sulcus. The cortex...
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Photoreceptors in the retina convert incoming light into neural signals, creating the biological input required for visually guided action. This conversion links environmental information with nervous-system processing. Because movement depends on signals derived from light, retinal activity provides the starting point for later perception, motor planning, and muscle control.
After retinal processing, neural signals travel through visual pathways to brain regions associated with perception, motor planning, and muscle control. These functions divide the task of responding into related stages: interpreting visual information, selecting or organizing an action, and directing the muscles that produce it. Coordination depends on their interaction.
Feedback allows the nervous system to compare visual information with the intended action and modify the response when necessary. Adjustments may change movement direction, force, or timing. This comparison-based control helps an organism respond appropriately to its surroundings rather than relying on a fixed movement once visual input has been interpreted.
Studying Visual Motor Response can reveal how sensory processing contributes to coordination and behavior. It can also show how visual information becomes linked to movement and how the nervous system organizes responses to environmental conditions. These observations help connect neural activity with the visible actions of an organism.
Visual Motor Response provides a way to examine coordination and sensory processing in relation to neurological or developmental conditions. Differences in visually guided movement may help researchers investigate how such conditions affect the interpretation of visual information, motor planning, or muscle control. The topic therefore connects biological mechanisms with changes in behavior.
Researchers can consider the path from light detection in the retina through neural signaling, visual pathways, brain processing, and muscle control. They can also examine how the nervous system compares intended and ongoing movement, including changes in direction, force, or timing. Together, these features provide a biological framework for interpreting coordinated behavior.