@article {65015,
	title = {Biophysical mechanisms of computation in a looming sensitive neuron.},
	journal = {The Computing Dendrite},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2013},
	month = {2013 Oct 19},
	pages = {277-293},
	abstract = {<p>The lobula giant movement detector (LGMD) is a large-field visual interneuron believed to be involved in collision avoidance and escape behaviors in orthopteran insects, such as locusts. Responses to approaching{\textemdash}or looming{\textemdash}stimuli are highly stereotypical, producing a peak that signals an angular size threshold. Over the past several decades, investigators have elucidated many of the mechanisms underpinning this response, demonstrating that the LGMD implements a multiplication in log-transformed coordinates. Furthermore, the LGMD possesses several mechanisms that preclude it responding to non-looming stimuli. This chapter explores these biophysical mechanisms, as well as highlighting insights the LGMD provides into general principles of dendritic integration.</p>
},
	doi = {10.1007/978-1-4614-8094-5_17},
	author = {Simon P. Peron}
}
