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Ever wondered how we actually know how other animals see?
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Measuring visual acuity in animals is not as straightforward as it is for humans, you can't just sit them in front of a Snellen eyechart and hope they'll tell you what they see. In today's episode I tell you about three alternative ways for estimating acuity.
Special thanks to:
┬►Yuk Fai Leung from Purdue University for his zebrafish footage
├─● Zebrafish eyes: youtu.be/mfstlvsW1IY
├─● Optokinetic motor: youtu.be/Mtb4zY7-zq4
├─● Lab: https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/leung/
└─● Research: https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/leung/publications.html
Other videos used with permission:
Optikinetic response: youtu.be/nVvZCl5M9nM
Photos courtesy of National Eye Institute
Check them out here: flickr.com/photos/nationaleyeinstitute/17116356357/in/album-72157651820086577
(..yes I know I typed that as Natural Eye Institute in the video, I need my eyes checked).
More research:
┬► FURTHER READING (this is quite simplified ;) )
├─● Falcon vision: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0042698987901143
├─● Eagle vision: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4090282
├─● Mantis shrimp vision: http://web.qbi.uq.edu.au/ml/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1993_Marshall__Land_part1_J_Comp_Physiol_A.pdf
├─● Measuring Zebrafish OKR: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17406490
├─● Zebrafish OKR: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3939076
├─● Mice visual acuity: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004269890000081X
├─● Visual acuity measurement: nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/el/isd/ks/Visual_Acuity_Standards_1.pdf
└─● Chapter on visual acuity: http://webvision.med.utah.edu/book/part-viii-gabac-receptors/visual-acuity/
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Ever wondered how we actually know how other animals see?
Sponsored by Squarespace - get your own beautiful website at:
http://squarespace.com/drawcuriosity
Use CODE 'DC' to get 10% off at check out
Measuring visual acuity in animals is not as straightforward as it is for humans, you can't just sit them in front of a Snellen eyechart and hope they'll tell you what they see. In today's episode I tell you about three alternative ways for estimating acuity.
Special thanks to:
┬►Yuk Fai Leung from Purdue University for his zebrafish footage
├─● Zebrafish eyes: youtu.be/mfstlvsW1IY
├─● Optokinetic motor: youtu.be/Mtb4zY7-zq4
├─● Lab: https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/leung/
└─● Research: https://www.bio.purdue.edu/lab/leung/publications.html
Other videos used with permission:
Optikinetic response: youtu.be/nVvZCl5M9nM
Photos courtesy of National Eye Institute
Check them out here: flickr.com/photos/nationaleyeinstitute/17116356357/in/album-72157651820086577
(..yes I know I typed that as Natural Eye Institute in the video, I need my eyes checked).
More research:
┬► FURTHER READING (this is quite simplified ;) )
├─● Falcon vision: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0042698987901143
├─● Eagle vision: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4090282
├─● Mantis shrimp vision: http://web.qbi.uq.edu.au/ml/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1993_Marshall__Land_part1_J_Comp_Physiol_A.pdf
├─● Measuring Zebrafish OKR: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17406490
├─● Zebrafish OKR: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3939076
├─● Mice visual acuity: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004269890000081X
├─● Visual acuity measurement: nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/el/isd/ks/Visual_Acuity_Standards_1.pdf
└─● Chapter on visual acuity: http://webvision.med.utah.edu/book/part-viii-gabac-receptors/visual-acuity/
┬►SOME PEOPLE WANT TO SUPPORT DRAW CURIOSITY!!
├ (thanks! - people have asked several times so I created this)
├─● I don't have a PATREON yet, but I do have PAYPAL
├─● Don't feel obliged to donate anything
└─● PAYPAL: http://paypal.me/drawcuriosity
Canal español: http://youtube.com/Inestable
------Acknowledgements and other links: ------
┬► ART & DESIGN
├─● Caro Waro - Concept art facebook.com/waroartwork
└─● Cristina de Manuel -
Animation https://.facebook.com/cristinademanuelink
┬► MUSIC
├─● BG - CryoSleepKitten soundcloud.com/cryosleepkitten
└─● Intro & Outro: Thastor youtube.com/user/Thastorcyclone
┬► SUBSCRIBE for regular SCIENCE!
└─● http://bit.ly/DrawCuriosity
┬► CHECK out the WEBSITE behind the channel
└─● http://drawcuriosity.com
┬► FOLLOW me on SOCIAL MEDIA
├─● TWITTER: http://twitter.com/InesLauraDawson
├─● FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/DrawCuriosity
├─● INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/squeakcode
└─● SNAPCHAT: squeakcode
┬► BUSINESS E-MAIL
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├──● Canon 650D (US): http://amzn.to/2d3Wk05
├──● Canon 700D (UK): http://amzn.to/2cRihfe
├
├─● LENSES
├──● Canon 50mm F1.8 (UK): http://amzn.to/2cojvBw
├──● Opteka 0.2x Fish-eye + Macro (US): http://amzn.to/2cohS6X
├──● Canon 50mm F1.8 (UK): http://amzn.to/2cRi77Q
├──● Opteka 0.2x Fish-eye + Macro (UK): http://amzn.to/2djiMBF
├
├─● MICROPHONE
├──● SmartLav+ (US): http://amzn.to/2ctsQq8
├──● Tascam DR-40 External Recorder: http://amzn.to/2cPYTB0
├──● SmartLav+ (UK): http://amzn.to/2djivyy
└──● Tascam DR-40 External Recorder: http://amzn.to/2cRir6y
