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Design principles of insect and vertebrate visual systems.
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327 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Lrrn-mediated retinal ganglion cell targeting drives visual circuit assembly for brightness and contrast detection.Science advances · 2026Article
- Formation of sensory maps: New tools reveal novel insights into neural development.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2025Review
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- Src/Fas2-dependent Ephrin phosphorylation initiates Eph/Ephrin reverse signaling through Rac1 to shape columnar units in the fly brain.Science advances · 2025Article
- On analogies in vertebrate and insect visual systems.Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 2025Review
- A single-cell atlas of the bobtail squid visual and nervous system highlights molecular principles of convergent evolution.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
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Abstract
A century ago, Cajal noted striking similarities between the neural circuits that underlie vision in vertebrates and flies. Over the past few decades, structural and functional studies have provided strong support for Cajal's view. In parallel, genetic studies have revealed some common molecular mechanisms controlling development of vertebrate and fly visual systems and suggested that they share a common evolutionary origin. Here, we review these shared features, focusing on the first several layers-retina, optic tectum (superior colliculus), and lateral geniculate nucleus in vertebrates; and retina, lamina, and medulla in fly. We argue that vertebrate and fly visual circuits utilize common design principles and that taking advantage of this phylogenetic conservation will speed progress in elucidating both functional strategies and developmental mechanisms, as has already occurred in other areas of neurobiology ranging from electrical signaling and synaptic plasticity to neurogenesis and axon guidance.
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