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Temperature-induced shifts and temperature compensation in the tuning of motion-sensitive neurons of bumblebees

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Bumblebees need to cope with varying temperatures of their body and head, which depend both on ambient temperature and on self-generated heat. To investigate the impact of changing head temperature on response properties of motion-sensitive neurons in the bumblebee central brain we used multiunit recordings to measure responses at different temperatures. We show that the bumblebee central brain comprises both temperature-dependent and temperature-compensated motion-sensitive neurons, which might account for different behavioral functions.

Source: Journal of Neurophysiology

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00013.2025

Authors: Bianca Jaske, Keram Pfeiffer

Institution: University of Würzburg

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Awards: G2959112875, G4384437551