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SUBMITTER: Fernandes AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3494761 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fernandes António M AM Fero Kandice K Arrenberg Aristides B AB Bergeron Sadie A SA Driever Wolfgang W Burgess Harold A HA
Current biology : CB 20120920 21
Most vertebrates process visual information using elaborately structured photosensory tissues, including the eyes and pineal. However, there is strong evidence that other tissues can detect and respond to photic stimuli. Many reports suggest that photosensitive elements exist within the brain itself and influence physiology and behavior; however, a long-standing puzzle has been the identity of the neurons and photoreceptor molecules involved. We tested whether light cues influence behavior in ze ...[more]