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Testing Visual Sensitivity to the Speed and Direction of Motion in Lizards

Testing Visual Sensitivity to the Speed and Direction of Motion in Lizards

DOI:
10.3791/127-v

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12:30 min

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December 14, 2006

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1Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behaviour,Macquarie University

Chapters

  • 00:00Introduction
  • 02:09Jacky dragon
  • 02:26Random Dot Kinematogram (RDK)
  • 03:36RDK design and analysis
  • 05:05Example: Speed and Coherence
  • 06:25Video rig design
  • 07:55Cyber-invertebrates
  • 10:57Summary

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Testing visual sensitivity in lizards using an operant conditioning paradigm that employs video playback of random-dot kinematograms and computer-generated invertebrates.

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Testing Visual SensitivitySpeed And Direction Of MotionLizardsBehaviourEvolutionEcologySensory SystemLearning And Memory AbilityBaseline BehaviourReptile SpeciesOperant ParadigmPsychophysical MeasureMotivationPhysiologyMetabolismBiological CharacteristicsJacky DragonAmphibolurus MuricatusPeripheral SensitivitySalient Speed And Motion CharacteristicsRandom-dot Kinematograms (RDKs)Signal StrengthCoherent Direction

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