The Brain’s Thalamus
“The thalamus is a sensory control center of the brain that integrates and relays sensory inputs,” explains Johannes Larsch. Sensory information is processed on its route to the thalamus, first in the retina and then in the tectum, a major visual center of the vertebrate brain.
By the time the information arrives in the thalamus, it has already been filtered for social cues, such as the jerky movements of a potential conspecific.
19
124 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
A special network that runs from the eye’s retina deep into the brain may help mediate social attraction and affiliation, a new study reveals. It seems that “to see is to know”. But how would we feel about that if it partly or wholly explained our social behavior and relationships? What if we were the zebrafish of the experiment?
“
The idea is part of this collection:
Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection
How to find purpose and meaning in life
How to cultivate gratitude
Techniques for managing negative thoughts
Related collections
Similar ideas to The Brain’s Thalamus
Sensory Processing:
● Different regions of the brain are specialized to process specific sensory information.
● For example, visual stimuli are processed in the visual cortex at the back of the brain, while auditory information is processed in the auditory cortex.
● Each region analyzes and interprets th...
Integration of Information:
● The processed sensory information is integrated in various regions of the brain, such as the association areas.
● These areas integrate sensory information from multiple sources, compare it with past experiences and stored knowledge, and create a coherent perception of the world around us...
Visual Stimulus For Shoaling Behavior
Johannes Larsch’s team nevertheless found a way to elucidate the importance of the visual system in social interactions. The scientists developed an experimental virtual reality setup for zebrafish larvae that simulates conspecifics. All that was needed was a pro...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates