title: Escape behavior: linking neural computation to action.
abstract: A new study uses a combination of physiological and optogenetic techniques to identify visual neurons in fruit flies that detect approaching objects, and whose activation is integral in escaping an oncoming threat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dewell@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dewell
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gabbiani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*