Multisensory perception: pinpointing visual enhancement by appropriate odors.
Multisensory contributions to perception are well studied, but their underlying brain mechanisms are poorly understood. A new study has exploited advances in fly optogenetics to pinpoint mechanisms that enhance responses to visual motion in the presence of ecologically relevant odors.
Department of Biology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 35, S-22362 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: david.o_carroll@biol.lu.se.
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D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D055696:Olfactory Perception; D014796:Visual Perception