Fig. 5. The combination of enhanced rotation responses and suppressed expansion
responses persists under conditions in which the fly has active control of
image motion. (A) An example position trace shows the small remnant of a
sinusoidal bias added to the control of the fly over the arena heading. (B)
Top, mean
WBA responses with odor (red) and without odor (blue)
(N=43). Bottom, the frequency-modulated stimulus position waveform of
the imposed bias. (C) Mean peak-to-peak response amplitude for each
consecutive stimulus epoch. The response amplitude was quantified and tested
statistically using fitted sine functions.
WBA response amplitudes were
significantly enhanced by odor at all frequencies for rotation (two-factor
repeated measures ANOVA, P<0.001) but were only suppressed
significantly between 2 Hz and 8 Hz for expansion (two-factor repeated
measures ANOVA, P<0.05).