@article{19076,
  abstract     = {For accurate perception and motor control, an animal must distinguish between sensory experiences elicited by external stimuli and those elicited by its own actions. The diversity of behaviors and their complex influences on the senses make this distinction challenging. Here, we uncover an action–cue hub that coordinates motor commands with visual processing in the brain’s first visual relay. We show that the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (vLGN) acts as a corollary discharge center, integrating visual translational optic flow signals with motor copies from saccades, locomotion and pupil dynamics. The vLGN relays these signals to correct action-specific visual distortions and to refine perception, as shown for the superior colliculus and in a depth-estimation task. Simultaneously, brain-wide vLGN projections drive corrective actions necessary for accurate visuomotor control. Our results reveal an extended corollary discharge architecture that refines early visual transformations and coordinates actions via a distributed hub-and-spoke network to enable visual perception during action.},
  author       = {Vega Zuniga, Tomas A and Sumser, Anton L and Symonova, Olga and Koppensteiner, Peter and Schmidt, Florian and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  issn         = {1546-1726},
  journal      = {Nature Neuroscience},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{A thalamic hub-and-spoke network enables visual perception during action by coordinating visuomotor dynamics}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41593-025-01874-w},
  volume       = {28},
  year         = {2025},
}

@misc{18579,
  abstract     = {Electrophysiological, calcium two-photon recordings and behavioral data for Vega-Zuniga et al.  Relevant information can be found in the 'README.txt' files. },
  author       = {Vega Zuniga, Tomas A and Sumser, Anton L and Symonova, Olga and Koppensteiner, Peter and Schmidt, Florian and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{A thalamic hub-and-spoke network enables visual perception during action by coordinating visuomotor dynamics}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:18579},
  year         = {2024},
}

@misc{15385,
  abstract     = {Relevant information about the data can be found in the 'Readme_Data.txt' file. 
A previous version of the publication can be found on BioRxiv: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.11.511691v4
and published in Plos Biology (2024)},
  author       = {Burnett, Laura and Koppensteiner, Peter and Symonova, Olga and Masson, Tomas and Vega Zuniga, Tomas A and Contreras, Ximena and Rülicke, Thomas and Shigemoto, Ryuichi and Novarino, Gaia and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  keywords     = {ASD, periaqueductal gray, perception, behavior, potassium channels},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Shared behavioural impairments in visual perception and place avoidance across different autism models are driven by periaqueductal grey hypoexcitability in Setd5 haploinsufficient mice}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:15385},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{17142,
  abstract     = {Despite the diverse genetic origins of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), affected individuals share strikingly similar and correlated behavioural traits that include perceptual and sensory processing challenges. Notably, the severity of these sensory symptoms is often predictive of the expression of other autistic traits. However, the origin of these perceptual deficits remains largely elusive. Here, we show a recurrent impairment in visual threat perception that is similarly impaired in 3 independent mouse models of ASD with different molecular aetiologies. Interestingly, this deficit is associated with reduced avoidance of threatening environments—a nonperceptual trait. Focusing on a common cause of ASDs, the Setd5 gene mutation, we define the molecular mechanism. We show that the perceptual impairment is caused by a potassium channel (Kv1)-mediated hypoexcitability in a subcortical node essential for the initiation of escape responses, the dorsal periaqueductal grey (dPAG). Targeted pharmacological Kv1 blockade rescued both perceptual and place avoidance deficits, causally linking seemingly unrelated trait deficits to the dPAG. Furthermore, we show that different molecular mechanisms converge on similar behavioural phenotypes by demonstrating that the autism models Cul3 and Ptchd1, despite having similar behavioural phenotypes, differ in their functional and molecular alteration. Our findings reveal a link between rapid perception controlled by subcortical pathways and appropriate learned interactions with the environment and define a nondevelopmental source of such deficits in ASD.},
  author       = {Burnett, Laura and Koppensteiner, Peter and Symonova, Olga and Masson, Tomas and Vega Zuniga, Tomas A and Contreras, Ximena and Rülicke, Thomas and Shigemoto, Ryuichi and Novarino, Gaia and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  issn         = {1545-7885},
  journal      = {PLoS Biology},
  publisher    = {Public Library of Science},
  title        = {{Shared behavioural impairments in visual perception and place avoidance across different autism models are driven by periaqueductal grey hypoexcitability in Setd5 haploinsufficient mice}},
  doi          = {10.1371/journal.pbio.3002668},
  volume       = {22},
  year         = {2024},
}

@misc{17488,
  abstract     = {Behavioural data for Pokusaeva, Satapathy et al. Relevant information can be found in the 'README.txt' file.},
  author       = {Satapathy, Roshan K and Jösch, Maximilian A and Symonova, Olga and Pokusaeva, Victoria},
  keywords     = {drosophila, behaviour, locomotion, gap junctions},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Bilateral interactions of optic-flow sensitive neurons coordinate course control in flies}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:17488},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{18444,
  abstract     = {Animals rely on compensatory actions to maintain stability and navigate their environment efficiently. These actions depend on global visual motion cues known as optic-flow. While the optomotor response has been the traditional focus for studying optic-flow compensation in insects, its simplicity has been insufficient to determine the role of the intricate optic-flow processing network involved in visual course control. Here, we reveal a series of course control behaviours in Drosophila and link them to specific neural circuits. We show that bilateral electrical coupling of optic-flow-sensitive neurons in the fly’s lobula plate are required for a proper course control. This electrical interaction works alongside chemical synapses within the HS-H2 network to control the dynamics and direction of turning behaviours. Our findings reveal how insects use bilateral motion cues for navigation, assigning a new functional significance to the HS-H2 network and suggesting a previously unknown role for gap junctions in non-linear operations.},
  author       = {Pokusaeva, Victoria and Satapathy, Roshan K and Symonova, Olga and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  issn         = {2041-1723},
  journal      = {Nature Communications},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Bilateral interactions of optic-flow sensitive neurons coordinate course control in flies}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41467-024-53173-w},
  volume       = {15},
  year         = {2024},
}

@article{12349,
  abstract     = {Statistics of natural scenes are not uniform - their structure varies dramatically from ground to sky. It remains unknown whether these non-uniformities are reflected in the large-scale organization of the early visual system and what benefits such adaptations would confer. Here, by relying on the efficient coding hypothesis, we predict that changes in the structure of receptive fields across visual space increase the efficiency of sensory coding. We show experimentally that, in agreement with our predictions, receptive fields of retinal ganglion cells change their shape along the dorsoventral retinal axis, with a marked surround asymmetry at the visual horizon. Our work demonstrates that, according to principles of efficient coding, the panoramic structure of natural scenes is exploited by the retina across space and cell-types.},
  author       = {Gupta, Divyansh and Mlynarski, Wiktor F and Sumser, Anton L and Symonova, Olga and Svaton, Jan and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  issn         = {1546-1726},
  journal      = {Nature Neuroscience},
  pages        = {606--614},
  publisher    = {Springer Nature},
  title        = {{Panoramic visual statistics shape retina-wide organization of receptive fields}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41593-023-01280-0},
  volume       = {26},
  year         = {2023},
}

@misc{12370,
  abstract     = {Statistics of natural scenes are not uniform - their structure varies dramatically from ground to sky. It remains unknown whether these non-uniformities are reflected in the large-scale organization of the early visual system and what benefits such adaptations would confer. Here, by relying on the efficient coding hypothesis, we predict that changes in the structure of receptive fields across visual space increase the efficiency of sensory coding. We show experimentally that, in agreement with our predictions, receptive fields of retinal ganglion cells change their shape along the dorsoventral retinal axis, with a marked surround asymmetry at the visual horizon. Our work demonstrates that, according to principles of efficient coding, the panoramic structure of natural scenes is exploited by the retina across space and cell-types. },
  author       = {Gupta, Divyansh and Sumser, Anton L and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  publisher    = {Institute of Science and Technology Austria},
  title        = {{Research Data for: Panoramic visual statistics shape retina-wide organization of receptive fields}},
  doi          = {10.15479/AT:ISTA:12370},
  year         = {2023},
}

@article{12288,
  abstract     = {To understand the function of neuronal circuits, it is crucial to disentangle the connectivity patterns within the network. However, most tools currently used to explore connectivity have low throughput, low selectivity, or limited accessibility. Here, we report the development of an improved packaging system for the production of the highly neurotropic RVdGenvA-CVS-N2c rabies viral vectors, yielding titers orders of magnitude higher with no background contamination, at a fraction of the production time, while preserving the efficiency of transsynaptic labeling. Along with the production pipeline, we developed suites of ‘starter’ AAV and bicistronic RVdG-CVS-N2c vectors, enabling retrograde labeling from a wide range of neuronal populations, tailored for diverse experimental requirements. We demonstrate the power and flexibility of the new system by uncovering hidden local and distal inhibitory connections in the mouse hippocampal formation and by imaging the functional properties of a cortical microcircuit across weeks. Our novel production pipeline provides a convenient approach to generate new rabies vectors, while our toolkit flexibly and efficiently expands the current capacity to label, manipulate and image the neuronal activity of interconnected neuronal circuits in vitro and in vivo.},
  author       = {Sumser, Anton L and Jösch, Maximilian A and Jonas, Peter M and Ben Simon, Yoav},
  issn         = {2050-084X},
  journal      = {eLife},
  keywords     = {General Immunology and Microbiology, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, General Medicine, General Neuroscience},
  publisher    = {eLife Sciences Publications},
  title        = {{Fast, high-throughput production of improved rabies viral vectors for specific, efficient and versatile transsynaptic retrograde labeling}},
  doi          = {10.7554/elife.79848},
  volume       = {11},
  year         = {2022},
}

@article{7551,
  abstract     = {Novelty facilitates formation of memories. The detection of novelty and storage of contextual memories are both mediated by the hippocampus, yet the mechanisms that link these two functions remain to be defined. Dentate granule cells (GCs) of the dorsal hippocampus fire upon novelty exposure forming engrams of contextual memory. However, their key excitatory inputs from the entorhinal cortex are not responsive to novelty and are insufficient to make dorsal GCs fire reliably. Here we uncover a powerful glutamatergic pathway to dorsal GCs from ventral hippocampal mossy cells (MCs) that relays novelty, and is necessary and sufficient for driving dorsal GCs activation. Furthermore, manipulation of ventral MCs activity bidirectionally regulates novelty-induced contextual memory acquisition. Our results show that ventral MCs activity controls memory formation through an intra-hippocampal interaction mechanism gated by novelty.},
  author       = {Fredes Tolorza, Felipe A and Silva Sifuentes, Maria A and Koppensteiner, Peter and Kobayashi, Kenta and Jösch, Maximilian A and Shigemoto, Ryuichi},
  journal      = {Current Biology},
  number       = {1},
  pages        = {P25--38.E5},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Ventro-dorsal hippocampal pathway gates novelty-induced contextual memory formation}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.074},
  volume       = {31},
  year         = {2021},
}

@article{6,
  abstract     = {Lesion and electrode location verification are traditionally done via histological examination of stained brain slices, a time-consuming procedure that requires manual estimation. Here, we describe a simple, straightforward method for quantifying lesions and locating electrodes in the brain that is less laborious and yields more detailed results. Whole brains are stained with osmium tetroxide, embedded in resin, and imaged with a micro-CT scanner. The scans result in 3D digital volumes of the brains with resolutions and virtual section thicknesses dependent on the sample size (12-15 and 5-6 µm per voxel for rat and zebra finch brains, respectively). Surface and deep lesions can be characterized, and single tetrodes, tetrode arrays, electrolytic lesions, and silicon probes can also be localized. Free and proprietary software allows experimenters to examine the sample volume from any plane and segment the volume manually or automatically. Because this method generates whole brain volume, lesions and electrodes can be quantified to a much higher degree than in current methods, which will help standardize comparisons within and across studies.},
  author       = {Masís, Javier and Mankus, David and Wolff, Steffen and Guitchounts, Grigori and Jösch, Maximilian A and Cox, David},
  journal      = {Journal of visualized experiments},
  publisher    = {MyJove Corporation},
  title        = {{A micro-CT-based method for characterising lesions and locating electrodes in small animal brains}},
  doi          = {10.3791/58585},
  volume       = {141},
  year         = {2018},
}

@article{62,
  abstract     = {Imaging is a dominant strategy for data collection in neuroscience, yielding stacks of images that often scale to gigabytes of data for a single experiment. Machine learning algorithms from computer vision can serve as a pair of virtual eyes that tirelessly processes these images, automatically detecting and identifying microstructures. Unlike learning methods, our Flexible Learning-free Reconstruction of Imaged Neural volumes (FLoRIN) pipeline exploits structure-specific contextual clues and requires no training. This approach generalizes across different modalities, including serially-sectioned scanning electron microscopy (sSEM) of genetically labeled and contrast enhanced processes, spectral confocal reflectance (SCoRe) microscopy, and high-energy synchrotron X-ray microtomography (μCT) of large tissue volumes. We deploy the FLoRIN pipeline on newly published and novel mouse datasets, demonstrating the high biological fidelity of the pipeline’s reconstructions. FLoRIN reconstructions are of sufficient quality for preliminary biological study, for example examining the distribution and morphology of cells or extracting single axons from functional data. Compared to existing supervised learning methods, FLoRIN is one to two orders of magnitude faster and produces high-quality reconstructions that are tolerant to noise and artifacts, as is shown qualitatively and quantitatively.},
  author       = {Shabazi, Ali and Kinnison, Jeffery and Vescovi, Rafael and Du, Ming and Hill, Robert and Jösch, Maximilian A and Takeno, Marc and Zeng, Hongkui and Da Costa, Nuno and Grutzendler, Jaime and Kasthuri, Narayanan and Scheirer, Walter},
  journal      = {Scientific Reports},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Nature Publishing Group},
  title        = {{Flexible learning-free segmentation and reconstruction of neural volumes}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41598-018-32628-3},
  volume       = {8},
  year         = {2018},
}

@article{410,
  abstract     = {Lesion verification and quantification is traditionally done via histological examination of sectioned brains, a time-consuming process that relies heavily on manual estimation. Such methods are particularly problematic in posterior cortical regions (e.g. visual cortex), where sectioning leads to significant damage and distortion of tissue. Even more challenging is the post hoc localization of micro-electrodes, which relies on the same techniques, suffers from similar drawbacks and requires even higher precision. Here, we propose a new, simple method for quantitative lesion characterization and electrode localization that is less labor-intensive and yields more detailed results than conventional methods. We leverage staining techniques standard in electron microscopy with the use of commodity micro-CT imaging. We stain whole rat and zebra finch brains in osmium tetroxide, embed these in resin and scan entire brains in a micro-CT machine. The scans result in 3D reconstructions of the brains with section thickness dependent on sample size (12–15 and 5–6 microns for rat and zebra finch respectively) that can be segmented manually or automatically. Because the method captures the entire intact brain volume, comparisons within and across studies are more tractable, and the extent of lesions and electrodes may be studied with higher accuracy than with current methods.},
  author       = {Masís, Javier and Mankus, David and Wolff, Steffen and Guitchounts, Grigori and Jösch, Maximilian A and Cox, David},
  journal      = {Scientific Reports},
  number       = {1},
  publisher    = {Nature Publishing Group},
  title        = {{A micro-CT-based method for quantitative brain lesion characterization and electrode localization}},
  doi          = {10.1038/s41598-018-23247-z},
  volume       = {8},
  year         = {2018},
}

@article{740,
  abstract     = {Developments in bioengineering and molecular biology have introduced a palette of genetically encoded probes for identification of specific cell populations in electron microscopy. These probes can be targeted to distinct cellular compartments, rendering them electron dense through a subsequent chemical reaction. These electron densities strongly increase the local contrast in samples prepared for electron microscopy, allowing three major advances in ultrastructural mapping of circuits: genetic identification of circuit components, targeted imaging of regions of interest and automated analysis of the tagged circuits. Together, the gains from these advances can decrease the time required for the analysis of targeted circuit motifs by over two orders of magnitude. These genetic encoded tags for electron microscopy promise to simplify the analysis of circuit motifs and become a central tool for structure‐function studies of synaptic connections in the brain. We review the current state‐of‐the‐art with an emphasis on connectomics, the quantitative analysis of neuronal structures and motifs.},
  author       = {Shigemoto, Ryuichi and Jösch, Maximilian A},
  issn         = {1759-7684},
  journal      = {WIREs Developmental Biology},
  number       = {6},
  publisher    = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  title        = {{The genetic encoded toolbox for electron microscopy and connectomics}},
  doi          = {10.1002/wdev.288},
  volume       = {6},
  year         = {2017},
}

@article{1303,
  abstract     = {In bright light, cone-photoreceptors are active and colour vision derives from a comparison of signals in cones with different visual pigments. This comparison begins in the retina, where certain retinal ganglion cells have 'colour-opponent' visual responses-excited by light of one colour and suppressed by another colour. In dim light, rod-photoreceptors are active, but colour vision is impossible because they all use the same visual pigment. Instead, the rod signals are thought to splice into retinal circuits at various points, in synergy with the cone signals. Here we report a new circuit for colour vision that challenges these expectations. A genetically identified type of mouse retinal ganglion cell called JAMB (J-RGC), was found to have colour-opponent responses, OFF to ultraviolet (UV) light and ON to green light. Although the mouse retina contains a green-sensitive cone, the ON response instead originates in rods. Rods and cones both contribute to the response over several decades of light intensity. Remarkably, the rod signal in this circuit is antagonistic to that from cones. For rodents, this UV-green channel may play a role in social communication, as suggested by spectral measurements from the environment. In the human retina, all of the components for this circuit exist as well, and its function can explain certain experiences of colour in dim lights, such as a 'blue shift' in twilight. The discovery of this genetically defined pathway will enable new targeted studies of colour processing in the brain.},
  author       = {Maximilian Jösch and Meister, Markus},
  journal      = {Nature},
  number       = {7598},
  pages        = {236 -- 239},
  publisher    = {Nature Publishing Group},
  title        = {{A neuronal circuit for colour vision based on rod-cone opponency}},
  doi          = {10.1038/nature17158},
  volume       = {532},
  year         = {2016},
}

@article{1306,
  abstract     = {Resolving patterns of synaptic connectivity in neural circuits currently requires serial section electron microscopy. However, complete circuit reconstruction is prohibitively slow and may not be necessary for many purposes such as comparing neuronal structure and connectivity among multiple animals. Here, we present an alternative strategy, targeted reconstruction of specific neuronal types. We used viral vectors to deliver peroxidase derivatives, which catalyze production of an electron-dense tracer, to genetically identify neurons, and developed a protocol that enhances the electron-density of the labeled cells while retaining the quality of the ultrastructure. The high contrast of the marked neurons enabled two innovations that speed data acquisition: targeted high-resolution reimaging of regions selected from rapidly-acquired lower resolution reconstruction, and an unsupervised segmentation algorithm. This pipeline reduces imaging and reconstruction times by two orders of magnitude, facilitating directed inquiry of circuit motifs.},
  author       = {Maximilian Jösch and Mankus, David and Yamagata, Masahito and Shahbazi, Ali and Schalek, Richard L and Suissa-Peleg, Adi and Meister, Markus and Lichtman, Jeff W and Scheirer, Walter J and Sanes, Joshua R},
  journal      = {eLife},
  number       = {2016JULY},
  publisher    = {eLife Sciences Publications},
  title        = {{Reconstruction of genetically identified neurons imaged by serial-section electron microscopy}},
  doi          = {10.7554/eLife.15015},
  volume       = {5},
  year         = {2016},
}

@article{1304,
  abstract     = {When confronted with a large-field stimulus rotating around the vertical body axis, flies display a following behavior called &quot;optomotor response.&quot; As neural control elements, the large tangential horizontal system (HS) cells of the lobula plate have been prime candidates for long. Here, we applied optogenetic stimulation of HS cells to evaluate their behavioral role in Drosophila. To minimize interference of the optical activation of channelrhodopsin-2 with the visual perception of the flies, we used a bistable variant called ChR2-C128S. By applying pulses of blue and yellow light, we first demonstrate electrophysiologically that lobula plate tangential cells can be activated and deactivated repeatedly with no evident change in depolarization strength over trials. We next show that selective optogenetic activation of HS cells elicits robust yaw head movements and yaw turning responses in fixed and tethered flying flies, respectively.},
  author       = {Haikala, Väinö and Maximilian Jösch and Borst, Alexander and Mauss, Alex S},
  journal      = {Journal of Neuroscience},
  number       = {34},
  pages        = {13927 -- 13934},
  publisher    = {Society for Neuroscience},
  title        = {{Optogenetic control of fly optomotor responses}},
  doi          = {10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0340-13.2013},
  volume       = {33},
  year         = {2013},
}

@article{1305,
  abstract     = {In the fly Drosophila melanogaster, photoreceptor input to motion vision is split into two parallel pathways as represented by first-order interneurons L1 and L2 (Rister et al., 2007; Joesch et al., 2010). However, how these pathways are functionally specialized remains controversial. One study (Eichner et al., 2011) proposed that the L1-pathway evaluates only sequences of brightness increments (ON-ON), while the L2-pathway processes exclusively brightness decrements (OFF-OFF). Another study (Clark et al., 2011) proposed that each of the two pathways evaluates both ON-ON and OFF-OFF sequences. To decide between these alternatives, we recorded from motionsensitive neurons in flies in which the output from either L1 or L2 was genetically blocked. We found that blocking L1 abolishes ON-ON responses but leaves OFF-OFF responses intact. The opposite was true, when the output from L2 was blocked. We conclude that the L1 and L2 pathways are functionally specialized to detect ON-ON and OFF-OFF sequences, respectively.},
  author       = {Maximilian Jösch and Weber, Franz and Eichner, Hubert and Borst, Alexander},
  journal      = {Journal of Neuroscience},
  number       = {3},
  pages        = {902 -- 905},
  publisher    = {Society for Neuroscience},
  title        = {{Functional specialization of parallel motion detection circuits in the fly}},
  doi          = {10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3374-12.2013},
  volume       = {33},
  year         = {2013},
}

@article{1299,
  abstract     = {Recent experiments have shown that motion detection in Drosophila starts with splitting the visual input into two parallel channels encoding brightness increments (ON) or decrements (OFF). This suggests the existence of either two (ON-ON, OFF-OFF) or four (for all pairwise interactions) separate motion detectors. To decide between these possibilities, we stimulated flies using sequences of ON and OFF brightness pulses while recording from motion-sensitive tangential cells. We found direction-selective responses to sequences of same sign (ON-ON, OFF-OFF), but not of opposite sign (ON-OFF, OFF-ON), refuting the existence of four separate detectors. Based on further measurements, we propose a model that reproduces a variety of additional experimental data sets, including ones that were previously interpreted as support for four separate detectors. Our experiments and the derived model mark an important step in guiding further dissection of the fly motion detection circuit.},
  author       = {Eichner, Hubert and Maximilian Jösch and Schnell, Bettina and Reiff, Dierk F and Borst, Alexander},
  journal      = {Neuron},
  number       = {6},
  pages        = {1155 -- 1164},
  publisher    = {Elsevier},
  title        = {{Internal structure of the fly elementary motion detector}},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.028},
  volume       = {70},
  year         = {2011},
}

@article{1300,
  abstract     = {Motion vision is a major function of all visual systems, yet the underlying neural mechanisms and circuits are still elusive. In the lamina, the first optic neuropile of Drosophila melanogaster, photoreceptor signals split into five parallel pathways, L1-L5. Here we examine how these pathways contribute to visual motion detection by combining genetic block and reconstitution of neural activity in different lamina cell types with whole-cell recordings from downstream motion-sensitive neurons. We find reduced responses to moving gratings if L1 or L2 is blocked; however, reconstitution of photoreceptor input to only L1 or L2 results in wild-type responses. Thus, the first experiment indicates the necessity of both pathways, whereas the second indicates sufficiency of each single pathway. This contradiction can be explained by electrical coupling between L1 and L2, allowing for activation of both pathways even when only one of them receives photoreceptor input. A fundamental difference between the L1 pathway and the L2 pathway is uncovered when blocking L1 or L2 output while presenting moving edges of positive (ON) or negative (OFF) contrast polarity: blocking L1 eliminates the response to moving ON edges, whereas blocking L2 eliminates the response to moving OFF edges. Thus, similar to the segregation of photoreceptor signals in ON and OFF bipolar cell pathways in the vertebrate retina, photoreceptor signals segregate into ON-L1 and OFF-L2 channels in the lamina of Drosophila.},
  author       = {Maximilian Jösch and Schnell, Bettina and Raghu, Shamprasad V and Reiff, Dierk F and Borst, Alexander},
  journal      = {Nature},
  number       = {7321},
  pages        = {300 -- 304},
  publisher    = {Nature Publishing Group},
  title        = {{ON and off pathways in Drosophila motion vision}},
  doi          = {10.1038/nature09545},
  volume       = {468},
  year         = {2010},
}

