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Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in the Frog ( Rana pipiens )

Year: 1960

Type: article

Abstract: Frogs arc essentially dependent on vision. They fccd on worms, flies, and other insects which they catch directly with the mouth or by striking them with the tongue; for this they use only visual clues. Furthermore, frogs prey only on moving insects, and their attention is never attracted by stationary

Source: The Journal of General Physiology

DOI: 10.1085/jgp.43.6.129

Authors: Humberto R. Maturana, J. Y. Lettvin, W. S. McCulloch, W. H. Pitts

Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research

OpenAlex ID: W2166025442

FWCI: 22.23

Cites: 15

Cited by: 815

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