Closing the loop on target detection: Neural and behavioural mechanisms . This project aims to study motion vision in closed loop, by quantifying how small moving targets are first seen, then processe

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Closing the loop on target detection: Neural and behavioural mechanisms . This project aims to study motion vision in closed loop, by quantifying how small moving targets are first seen, then processed by the nervous system to control behavioural action, which in turn affects what is seen. Using an innovative approach combining virtual reality with neural recordings in the hoverfly (a species with a highly compressed and optimized visual system), the research expects to redefine our understanding of neural control in a biologically meaningful context. Major outcomes include advanced knowledge in sensorimotor processing, closed-loop control learnings with implications for robotics, novel technique development, and, as hoverflies are important pollinators, potential future gains for Australian agriculture.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3109 - Zoology. Lead: Prof Karin Nordstrom