Neurobiology: sensory lateralization in the fish brain.
In zebrafish, the dorsal habenula shows conspicuous left-right differences. New research shows that the left and right habenula differentially process visual and olfactory information. Spontaneous activity in habenular circuits may lead to activation of distinct neuronal targets and behavioral programs.
RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. Electronic address: hitoshi@brain.riken.jp.
Hitoshi
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Okamoto
D000818:Animals; D019262:Habenula / Q000502:physiology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology*; D055697:Taste Perception; D014796:Visual Perception; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000502:physiology*