Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects.
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Skorina, L; Kazaure, H; Gruberg, E
Published in: Neurosci Lett
September 8, 2011
Movement of an image on the retina is necessary for the persistence of vision in vertebrates. Leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) do not show any obvious independent eye movements that could sustain perception of stationary objects when the animal itself is stationary. However, video recordings of normal, awake leopard frogs made through a dissecting microscope reveal that the animal's whole head oscillates with an amplitude of 10-100 μm in step with the breathing cycle. The retinal image shifts produced by these breathing movements could ensure continuous perception of the frog's stationary environment.
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Neurosci Lett
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1872-7972
Publication Date
September 8, 2011
Volume
502
Issue
1
Start / End Page
61 / 64
Location
Ireland
Related Subject Headings
- Respiratory Rate
- Rana pipiens
- Movement
- Motion Perception
- Head
- Animals
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
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Skorina, L., Kazaure, H., & Gruberg, E. (2011). Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects. Neurosci Lett, 502(1), 61–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.07.025
Skorina, Laura, Hadiza Kazaure, and Edward Gruberg. “Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects.” Neurosci Lett 502, no. 1 (September 8, 2011): 61–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.07.025.
Skorina L, Kazaure H, Gruberg E. Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects. Neurosci Lett. 2011 Sep 8;502(1):61–4.
Skorina, Laura, et al. “Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects.” Neurosci Lett, vol. 502, no. 1, Sept. 2011, pp. 61–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2011.07.025.
Skorina L, Kazaure H, Gruberg E. Leopard frogs move their heads, but not their eyes: implications for perception of stationary objects. Neurosci Lett. 2011 Sep 8;502(1):61–64.
Published In
Neurosci Lett
DOI
EISSN
1872-7972
Publication Date
September 8, 2011
Volume
502
Issue
1
Start / End Page
61 / 64
Location
Ireland
Related Subject Headings
- Respiratory Rate
- Rana pipiens
- Movement
- Motion Perception
- Head
- Animals
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences