ArticleeLife2020
Correcting for physical distortions in visual stimuli improves reproducibility in zebrafish neuroscience.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- MARINER: a surround visual stimulator for vision research in aquatic animals.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Vertical optokinetic eye movements in the larval zebrafish.The Journal of experimental biology · 2026Article
- Artificial embodied circuits uncover neural architectures of vertebrate visuomotor behaviors.Science robotics · 2025Article
- Neural Endophenotype Assessment in Zebrafish Larvae Using Optomotor and ZebraBox Locomotion Assessment.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal visual statistics of aquatic environments in the natural habitats of zebrafish.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A behavioral and modeling study of control algorithms underlying the translational optomotor response in larval zebrafish with implications for neural circuit function.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Visual object detection biases escape trajectories following acoustic startle in larval zebrafish.Current biology : CB · 2022Article
- Reduction of visual stimulus artifacts using a spherical tank for small, aquatic animals.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
Optical refraction causes light to bend at interfaces between optical media. This phenomenon can significantly distort visual stimuli presented to aquatic animals in water, yet refraction has often been ignored in the design and interpretation of visual neuroscience experiments. Here we provide a computational tool that transforms between projected and received stimuli in order to detect and control these distortions. The tool considers the most commonly encountered interface geometry, and we show that this and other common configurations produce stereotyped distortions. By correcting these distortions, we reduced discrepancies in the literature concerning stimuli that evoke escape behavior, and we expect this tool will help reconcile other confusing aspects of the literature. This tool also aids experimental design, and we illustrate the dangers that uncorrected stimuli pose to receptive field mapping experiments.
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