Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision

Davide Pisani; Omar Rota-Stabelli; Roberto Feuda

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.009

Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision

Davide Pisani, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Roberto Feuda

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Abstract

Opsins are genes underpinning vision in animals. A new study shows that they are also involved in taste perception in fruit flies, significantly expanding their scope of action. This has important implications for our understanding of the evolution of vision.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R773-R775
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.009
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2020

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Animals
Drosophila
Opsins
Taste
Taste Perception
Vision, Ocular

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Sensory Neuroscience: A Taste for Light and the Origin of Animal Vision

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