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INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES-COMPUTATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 291-307Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12539-010-0049-2
Keywords
active electroreception; active senses; contextual effects; electric fish; electric image; electrolocation; imprimence; perception; perturbing field; reafference; stamp
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Funding
- European Union Seventh Framework Program [231845]
- PEDECIBA - Uruguay
- ANII (SNI funds) [FCE 655]
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This review addresses the biophysical mechanisms of image formation in electrosensory systems. These electrical images are used for navigation and object detection by many species of fish, some amphibians, and some mammals. In the active electrosensory systems of fish these images are formed by the fish's own electric organ discharge. In the passive electrosensory systems of fish, amphibians and mammals the images are formed by external electrical sources. In this review we describe the biophysics of image formation, the effects of the organism's passive electrical properties, the role of exploration, and the influence of context on electroreception. We suggest that the basic principles established in these specialized systems be useful for understanding other more common sensory systems.
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