Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute

Receptive-field remapping and trans-saccadic space updating

Since its discovery, perisaccadic receptive-field (RF) remapping—the shift of RFs around the time of saccades—has inspired many studies exploring its origins, characteristics, and functional implications. We review recent developments leading to a circuit model that links spatiot...

Sensory receptor expansion and neural accommodation in butterfly color vision

The evolution of complex brains required the incorporation of newly evolved neurons into existing circuits, yet the genetic and developmental mechanisms enabling their integration remain poorly understood. Butterflies expanded their color vision by adding a second R7 photorecepto...