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SUMMARY:Prey detection and sustained attention in praying mantises - Dr Vi
 vek Nityananda (Biosciences Institute\, University of Newcastle)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251016T150000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251016T160000
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DESCRIPTION:Praying mantises are specialized predators with several visual
  adaptations to detect and capture prey. In this talk\, I will talk about 
 three adaptations: stereo vision\, second-order motion detection and susta
 ined attention. We tested mantises with virtual 3D targets and showed that
  mantis stereopsis enables prey capture in complex scenes but relies on a 
 different mechanism to that seen in primates. We next tested their respons
 es to different forms of motion and demonstrated the important of second-o
 rder motion for prey detection by not prey capture. Finally\, we tested th
 e ability of mantises to attend to prey once they become stationary and fo
 und that mantises are capable of long-term sustained attention that depend
 s on stereoscopic disparity. I will discuss the implications for real worl
 d behaviour and the benefits of a comparative approach towards understandi
 ng visual cognition.\nSpeakers:\nDr Vivek Nityananda (Biosciences Institut
 e\, University of Newcastle)
LOCATION:Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road\, OX1 3EL
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/aaccbc4f-3682-4f9e-bc7e-7fb3ab70fcde/
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