@misc{PUB-0062,
  title = {{Synaptic interactions increase optic flow specificity}},
  author = {Horstmann, W. and Egelhaaf, M. and Warzecha, A. - K.},
  year = {2000},
  doi = {10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00094.x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00094.x},
  abstract = {Representations of optic flow are encoded in fly tangential neurons by pooling the signals of
many retinotopically organized local motion‐sensitive inputs as well as of other tangential
cells originating in the ipsi‐ and contralateral half of the brain. In the so called HSE cell,
a neuron involved in optomotor course control, two contralateral input elements, the H1 and H2
cells, mediate distinct EPSPs. These EPSPs frequently elicit spike‐like depolarizations in the
HSE cell. The synaptic transmission between the H2 and the HSE cell is analysed in detail and
shown to be very reliable with respect to the amplitude and time‐course of the postsynaptic
potential. As a consequence of its synaptic input, the HSE cell responds best to wide‐field
motion, such as that generated on the eyes when the animal turns about its vertical body axis.
It is shown that the specificity of the HSE cell for this type of optic flow is much enhanced
if rapid membrane depolarizations, such as large‐amplitude EPSPs or spike‐like
depolarizations, are taken into account rather than the average membrane potential.},
  note = {Horstmann, W., Egelhaaf, M., \& Warzecha, A. - K. (2000). Synaptic interactions increase optic flow specificity. European journal of neuroscience, 12(6), 2157–2165.}
}