Regulation of mouse exploratory behaviour by irradiance and cone-opponent signals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animal survival depends on the ability to adjust behaviour according to environmental conditions. The circadian system plays a key role in this capability, with diel changes in the quantity (irradiance) and spectral content ('colour') of ambient illumination providing signals of time-of-day that regulate the timing of rest and activity. Light also exerts much more immediate effects on behaviour, however, that are equally important in shaping daily activity patterns. Hence, nocturnal mammals will actively avoid light and dramatically reduce their activity when light cannot be avoided. The sensory mechanisms underlying these acute effects of light are incompletely understood, particularly the importance of colour.

Results

To define sensory mechanisms controlling mou

SUBMITTER: Tamayo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10441731 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature