Robert Olberg
Florence B. Sherwood Professor of Life Sciences
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1978
- Research Interests: My research is aimed at the understanding the sensory control of behavior in insects. I study visual neurons that direct flight in the dragonfly, using a combination of techniques ranging from single neuron recording and dye injection to high-speed video analysis of flight behavior during aerial pretty interception. I am especially interested in the use of visual information to predict the future location of objects in space.
- Representative Publications:
- Olberg, RM, Seaman, RC, Coats MI, Henry, AF. (2007) Eye movements and target fixation during dragonfly prey-interception flights. J. Comp. Physiol. 193:685-693.
- Olberg, RM, Worthington AH, Fox JL, Bessette, CE, Loosemore, MP (2005). Prey size selection and distance estimation in foraging adult dragonflies. J Comp Physiol. 191:791-797.
- Adelman, T L, Bialek, W and Olberg, R M. (2003) The information content of receptive fields. (Neuron 40:823-833).
- Courses: Introduction to Neurobiology (Bio 362); Neural Circuits and Behavior (Bio 365).
- email: olbergr@union.edu
- Phone: (518) 388-6509
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