Living life with an electric touch
The electric organ discharges (EODs) produced by weakly electric fish have long been a source of scientific intrigue and inspiration. The study of these species has contributed to our understanding of the organization of fixed action patterns, as well as enriching general imaging theory by unveiling...
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| author | Caputi, A.A. |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2023-11-27 2024-07-01T14:14:11Z 2024-11-27T03:30:11Z |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Electricorgans Electric image Electric color Mexican hat filter Gymnotiformes Mormyroidea Electricorgandischarge Electrocyte Delay lines Re-afference Ex-afference Active sensory system Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud Medicina Básica Neurociencias |
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| description | The electric organ discharges (EODs) produced by weakly electric fish have long been a source of scientific intrigue and inspiration. The study of these species has contributed to our understanding of the organization of fixed action patterns, as well as enriching general imaging theory by unveiling the dual impact of an agent’s actions on the environment and its own sensory system during the imaging process. This Centenary Review firstly compares how weaklyelectric fish generate species- and sex-specific stereotyped electric fields by considering: (1) peripheral mechanisms, including the geometry, channel repertoire and innervation of the electrogenic units; (2) the organization of the electric organs (EOs); and (3) neural coordination mechanisms. Secondly, the Review discusses the threefold function of the fish-centered electric fields: (1) to generate electric signals that encode the material, geometry and distance of nearby objects, serving as a short-range sensory modality or ‘electric touch’; (2) to markemitter identity and location; and (3) to convey social messages encodedinstereotypical modulations ofthe electric field that might be considered as species-specific communication symbols. Finally, this Review considers a range of potential research directions that are likely to be productive in the future. |
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| spelling | Living life with an electric touchCaputi, A.A.ElectricorgansElectric imageElectric colorMexican hat filterGymnotiformesMormyroideaElectricorgandischargeElectrocyteDelay linesRe-afferenceEx-afferenceActive sensory systemCiencias Médicas y de la SaludMedicina BásicaNeurocienciasThe electric organ discharges (EODs) produced by weakly electric fish have long been a source of scientific intrigue and inspiration. The study of these species has contributed to our understanding of the organization of fixed action patterns, as well as enriching general imaging theory by unveiling the dual impact of an agent’s actions on the environment and its own sensory system during the imaging process. This Centenary Review firstly compares how weaklyelectric fish generate species- and sex-specific stereotyped electric fields by considering: (1) peripheral mechanisms, including the geometry, channel repertoire and innervation of the electrogenic units; (2) the organization of the electric organs (EOs); and (3) neural coordination mechanisms. Secondly, the Review discusses the threefold function of the fish-centered electric fields: (1) to generate electric signals that encode the material, geometry and distance of nearby objects, serving as a short-range sensory modality or ‘electric touch’; (2) to markemitter identity and location; and (3) to convey social messages encodedinstereotypical modulations ofthe electric field that might be considered as species-specific communication symbols. Finally, this Review considers a range of potential research directions that are likely to be productive in the future.Agencia Nacional de Investigación e InnovaciónThe Company of Biologists Ltd2024-07-01T14:14:11Z2024-11-27T03:30:11Z2023-11-27Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlePublicadoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/3536FCE_1_2019_1_15554110.1242/jeb.246060Journal of Experimental Biologyreponame:IIBCE en REDIinstname:Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estableinstacron:Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableengAcceso abiertoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessReconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional. (CC BY-NC-ND)esta embargado hasta el 27 November 20232024-11-27oai:redi.anii.org.uy:20.500.12381/35362026-06-16T05:25:30Z |
| spellingShingle | Living life with an electric touch Caputi, A.A. Electricorgans Electric image Electric color Mexican hat filter Gymnotiformes Mormyroidea Electricorgandischarge Electrocyte Delay lines Re-afference Ex-afference Active sensory system Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud Medicina Básica Neurociencias |
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| title | Living life with an electric touch |
| title_full | Living life with an electric touch |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Living life with an electric touch |
| title_short | Living life with an electric touch |
| title_sort | Living life with an electric touch |
| topic | Electricorgans Electric image Electric color Mexican hat filter Gymnotiformes Mormyroidea Electricorgandischarge Electrocyte Delay lines Re-afference Ex-afference Active sensory system Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud Medicina Básica Neurociencias |
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