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SUMMARY:Flight\, flow and gaze control:  Design principles of fly stabiliz
 ation reflexes - Professor Holger G. Krapp\, Dept. of Bioengineering\, Imp
 erial College\, London
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION:Sensory information is vital for the control of locomotion\, b
 alance\, and gaze. To maintain flight stability and a level gaze true flie
 s estimate their attitude changes using a variety of visual and mechanosen
 sory systems including compound eyes\, simple lens eyes\, and gyroscopic h
 alteres. How are signals provided by multiple sensory systems integrated a
 nd transformed into commands suited to control specific motor systems?  To
  address this question we combine quantitative behavioural experiments\, e
 lectrophysiological studies\, and the functional characterization of motor
  system anatomy with software and hardware simulations.  In my seminar I w
 ill review some of our results and emphasize the significance of a multi-l
 evel systems approach to reveal general design principles underlying the e
 fficiency and robustness of fly sensorimotor control.
LOCATION:Kenneth Craik Room\, Craik-Marshall Building\, Downing Site
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