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Contrast sensitivity, spatial and temporal tuning of the larval zebrafish optokinetic response

Rinner, O; Rick, J M; Neuhauss, S C F (2005). Contrast sensitivity, spatial and temporal tuning of the larval zebrafish optokinetic response. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 46(1):137-142.

Abstract

PURPOSE: To characterize the quantitative properties of the optokinetic response (OKR) in zebrafish larvae as a tool to test visual performance in genetically modified larvae. METHODS: Horizontal OKR was triggered in 5-day-old zebrafish larvae by stimulation with projected computer-generated gratings of varying contrast, angular velocity, temporal and spatial frequency, and brightness. Eye movements were analyzed by a custom-made eye tracker based on image analysis. RESULTS: The gain of the OKR slow phase was dependent on angular velocity, spatial frequency, and contrast of a moving grating, but largely independent on brightness. Eye velocity was a logarithmically linear function of grating contrast with a slope of approximately 0.8 per log unit contrast. CONCLUSIONS: The OKR of the larval zebrafish is not scaled for stimulus contrast and spatial frequency. These properties make the OKR a valuable tool to quantify behavioral visual performance such as visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and light adaptation. This behavioral paradigm will be useful for analyzing visual performance in mutant and gene-knockdown larval zebrafish.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:07 Faculty of Science > Institute of Molecular Life Sciences
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Ophthalmology
Life Sciences > Sensory Systems
Life Sciences > Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Language:English
Date:1 January 2005
Deposited On:11 Feb 2008 12:13
Last Modified:01 Nov 2024 02:35
Publisher:Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
ISSN:0146-0404
OA Status:Hybrid
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.04-0682
PubMed ID:15623766
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