2023
Ogawa, Y, Nicholas, S, Thyselius, M, Leibbrandt, R, Nowotny, T, Knight, J & Nordström, K (2023) “Descending neurons of the hoverfly respond to pursuits of artificial targets” Curr Biol 33(20): 4392-4404
Daňková, K, Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2023) “Temperature during pupal development affects hoverfly developmental time, adult lifespan and wing length” Ecol & Evol 13(10): e10516
Nicholas, S, Ogawa, Y & Nordström, K (2023) “Dual receptive fields underlying target and wide-field motion sensitivity in looming sensitive descending neurons” eNeuro 10(7): ENEURO.0188-23.2023
Nordström, K & Barron, A (2023) “Vision: Flies move their eyes” Curr Biol 33(1): R20-R22
Thyselius, M, Ogawa, Y, Leibbrandt, R, Wardill, T, Gonzalez-Bellido, P & Nordström, K (2023) “Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) pursuit of artificial targets” J Exp Biol 226(4): jeb244895
Daňková, K, Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2023) “Temperature during pupal development affects hoverfly developmental time, adult lifespan and wing length” Ecol & Evol 13(10): e10516
Nicholas, S, Ogawa, Y & Nordström, K (2023) “Dual receptive fields underlying target and wide-field motion sensitivity in looming sensitive descending neurons” eNeuro 10(7): ENEURO.0188-23.2023
Nordström, K & Barron, A (2023) “Vision: Flies move their eyes” Curr Biol 33(1): R20-R22
Thyselius, M, Ogawa, Y, Leibbrandt, R, Wardill, T, Gonzalez-Bellido, P & Nordström, K (2023) “Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) pursuit of artificial targets” J Exp Biol 226(4): jeb244895
2021
Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2021) “Facilitation of neural responses to targets moving against optic flow" PNAS 118(38): e2024966118
Leibbrandt, R, Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2021) “The impulse response of descending neurons is affected by standing velocity” J Exp Biol 224(23): jeb242833
Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2021) “Efference copies: Context matters when ignoring self-induced motion” Curr Biol 31: R1381–R1402
Nordström, K (2021) Interview, Curr Biol
Leibbrandt, R, Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2021) “The impulse response of descending neurons is affected by standing velocity” J Exp Biol 224(23): jeb242833
Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2021) “Efference copies: Context matters when ignoring self-induced motion” Curr Biol 31: R1381–R1402
Nordström, K (2021) Interview, Curr Biol
2020
Nicholas, S & Nordström, K (2020) “Persistent firing and adaptation in optic-flow-sensitive descending neurons" Curr Biol 30(14): P2739-2742.E2
Nicholas, S, Leibbrandt, R & Nordström, K (2020) “Visual motion sensitivity in descending neurons in the hoverfly" J Comp Physiol A 206(2):149-163
Fabian, J, Nordström, K & Ogawa, Y (2020) "Insect vision: Novel mechanisms for contrast constancy in dim light" Curr Biol 30(4): R166-R168
Nicholas, S, Leibbrandt, R & Nordström, K (2020) “Visual motion sensitivity in descending neurons in the hoverfly" J Comp Physiol A 206(2):149-163
Fabian, J, Nordström, K & Ogawa, Y (2020) "Insect vision: Novel mechanisms for contrast constancy in dim light" Curr Biol 30(4): R166-R168
2019
Dyakova, O, Rångtell, FH, Tan, X, Nordström, K*, and Benedict, C* (2019) “Acute sleep loss induces signs of visual discomfort in young men” J Sleep Res 28(6):e12837
Dyakova, O, Mueller, M, Egelhaaf, M, and Nordström, K (2019) “Image statistics of the environment surrounding freely behaving hoverflies” J Comp Physiol A 205(3): 373-385
Dyakova, O, Mueller, M, Egelhaaf, M, and Nordström, K (2019) “Image statistics of the environment surrounding freely behaving hoverflies” J Comp Physiol A 205(3): 373-385
2018
Nicholas, S, Supple, J, Leibbrandt, R, Gonzalez-Bellido, P* & Nordström, K* (2018) “Integration of Small- and Wide-Field Visual Features in Target-Selective Descending Neurons of both Predatory and Non-Predatory Dipterans” J Neurosci 38 (50): 10725-10733
Thyselius, M, Gonzalez-Bellido, P, Wardill, T, Nordström, K “Visual approach computation in feeding hoverflies” JEB doi: 10.1242/jeb.177162
Nicholas, S, Thyselius, M, Holden, M, Nordström, K "Rearing and Long-Term Maintenance of Eristalis tenax Hoverflies for Research Studies" J Vis Exp (135), e57711, doi:10.3791/57711
Thyselius, M, Gonzalez-Bellido, P, Wardill, T, Nordström, K “Visual approach computation in feeding hoverflies” JEB doi: 10.1242/jeb.177162
Nicholas, S, Thyselius, M, Holden, M, Nordström, K "Rearing and Long-Term Maintenance of Eristalis tenax Hoverflies for Research Studies" J Vis Exp (135), e57711, doi:10.3791/57711
2017
Nordström, K, Dahlbom, J, Pragadheesh, V S, Ghosh, S, Olsson, A, Dyakova, O, Krishna, S, Olsson, S, “In situ modeling of multimodal floral cues attracting wild pollinators across environments”, PNAS, 114(50): 13218-13223
Dyakova, Olga and Nordström, Karin “Image statistics and their processing in insect vision”, Curr Opin Insect Sci 24: 7-14
Dyakova, Olga and Nordström, Karin “Image statistics and their processing in insect vision”, Curr Opin Insect Sci 24: 7-14
Wardill, T, Fabian, S, Pettigrew, A, Stavenga, D, Nordström, K and Gonzalez-Bellido, P, “A novel interception strategy in a miniature robber fly with extreme visual acuity”, Curr Biol, 27(6): 854–859, with video abstract
Outomoro, D, Söderquist, L, Johansson, F, Ödéen, A and Nordström, K, “The price of looking sexy: Visual ecology of a three level predator-prey system”, Functional Ecology 31: 707-718
2016
Gonzalez-Bellido, PT, Fabian, ST, and Nordström, K, “Target detection in insects: Optical, neural and behavioral optimizations”, Curr Opin Neurobiol, 41:122-128
Thyselius, M and Nordström, K, “Hoverfly locomotor activity is resilient to external influence and intrinsic factors”, J Comp Physiol A 202(1): 45–54.
2015
Dyakova, O, Lee, Y-J, Longden KD, Kiselev, VG and Nordström, K, “A higher-order visual neuron tuned to the spatial amplitude spectra of natural scenes”, Nature Comm 6: 8522. doi:10.1038/ncomms9522
Matlab code and supplementary methods with detailed instructions for how to manipulate images can be found on our software page.
Wardill, T, Knowles, K, Barlow, L, Tapia, G, Nordström, K, Olberg, R, Gonzalez-Bellido, P, "The killer fly hunger games: Target size and speed predict decision to pursuit", Brain, Behav Evol, 86(1): 28-37.
Lee, Y-J, Jönsson O and Nordström, K, “Spatio-temporal dynamics of impulse responses to figure motion in optic flow neurons”, PLoS ONE, 10 (5): e0126265
Matlab code and supplementary methods with detailed instructions for how to manipulate images can be found on our software page.
Wardill, T, Knowles, K, Barlow, L, Tapia, G, Nordström, K, Olberg, R, Gonzalez-Bellido, P, "The killer fly hunger games: Target size and speed predict decision to pursuit", Brain, Behav Evol, 86(1): 28-37.
Lee, Y-J, Jönsson O and Nordström, K, “Spatio-temporal dynamics of impulse responses to figure motion in optic flow neurons”, PLoS ONE, 10 (5): e0126265
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, A and Nordström, K, “Identification of the Reichardt Elementary Motion Detector Model”, In Advances in experimental medicine and biology; Signal and Image Analysis for Biomedical and Life Sciences, Editors C. Sun, T. Bednarz, T. D. Pham, P. Vallotton and D. Wang, Springer Verlag, 01/2015; 823:83-105
2014
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, M and Nordström, K, “Identification of a Layer of Spatially Distributed Motion Detectors in Insect Vision”, ICUMT6 2014
Hidayat, E, Soltanalian, M, Medvedev, M and Nordström, K, “Stimuli Design for Identification of Spatially Distributed Motion Detectors in Biological Vision Systems”. 13th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2014) paper ID P0201
Hidayat, E, Soltanalian, M, Medvedev, M and Nordström, K, “Stimuli Design for Identification of Spatially Distributed Motion Detectors in Biological Vision Systems”. 13th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2014) paper ID P0201
2013
De Haan, R, Lee, Y-J and Nordström, K, “Novel flicker-sensitive visual circuit neurons inhibited by stationary patterns”, J Neurosci, 33 (21): 8980-8989
Nordström, K and Gonzalez-Bellido, PT, “Invertebrate vision: Peripheral adaptation to repeated object motion”. Curr Biol, 23 (15): R655-R656
Nordström, K (2013) “Robust prey detection in a small nervous system”. PNAS, 110 (2): 389-390
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, A and Nordström, K, “On identification of elementary motion detectors”. 2013 International Symposium on Computational Models for Life Sciences (CMLS’2013), AIP Conference Proceedings, 1559: 14
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, A and Nordström, K, “Laguerre domain identification of the elementary motion detector model in insect vision”. Proceedings of the 11th IFAC International Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing (ALCOSP’2013). 11 (1): 623-628
Nordström, K and Gonzalez-Bellido, PT, “Invertebrate vision: Peripheral adaptation to repeated object motion”. Curr Biol, 23 (15): R655-R656
Nordström, K (2013) “Robust prey detection in a small nervous system”. PNAS, 110 (2): 389-390
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, A and Nordström, K, “On identification of elementary motion detectors”. 2013 International Symposium on Computational Models for Life Sciences (CMLS’2013), AIP Conference Proceedings, 1559: 14
Hidayat, E, Medvedev, A and Nordström, K, “Laguerre domain identification of the elementary motion detector model in insect vision”. Proceedings of the 11th IFAC International Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing (ALCOSP’2013). 11 (1): 623-628
2012
Nordström, K, “Neural specializations for small target detection in insects”. Curr Opin Neurobiol, 22 (2): 272-278
O’Carroll, DC, Barnett, PD, and Nordström, K, “Temporal and spatial adaptation of transient responses to local features”. Front Neural Circuits, 6: 74
De Haan, R, Lee, Y-J and Nordström, K, “Octopaminergic modulation of contrast sensitivity”. Front Integr Neurosci, 6: 55
Lee, Y-J and Nordström, K, “Higher order motion sensitivity in fly visual circuits”. PNAS, 109 (22): 8758-8763
O’Carroll, DC, Barnett, PD, and Nordström, K, “Temporal and spatial adaptation of transient responses to local features”. Front Neural Circuits, 6: 74
De Haan, R, Lee, Y-J and Nordström, K, “Octopaminergic modulation of contrast sensitivity”. Front Integr Neurosci, 6: 55
Lee, Y-J and Nordström, K, “Higher order motion sensitivity in fly visual circuits”. PNAS, 109 (22): 8758-8763
2011
O’Carroll, DC, Barnett, PD and Nordström, K, “Local and global responses of insect motion detectors to the spatial structure of natural scenes”. J Vis, 11 (14): 20
Nordström, K, Moyer de Miguel, I, and O’Carroll, DC, “Rapid contrast gain reduction following motion adaptation”. J Exp Biol, 214 (23): 4000-4009
Nordström, K, Bolzon, DM and O’Carroll, DC, “Spatial facilitation by a high-performance dragonfly target-detecting neuron”. Biol Lett, 7 (4): 588-592
O'Carroll, D.C., Barnett, P.D., and Nordström, K, “Computational models reveal non-linearity in integration of local motion signals by insect motion detectors viewing natural scenes”. Proceedings of 7th International conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP 2011), art. no. 116085 pp. 131-136
Nordström, K, Moyer de Miguel, I, and O’Carroll, DC, “Rapid contrast gain reduction following motion adaptation”. J Exp Biol, 214 (23): 4000-4009
Nordström, K, Bolzon, DM and O’Carroll, DC, “Spatial facilitation by a high-performance dragonfly target-detecting neuron”. Biol Lett, 7 (4): 588-592
O'Carroll, D.C., Barnett, P.D., and Nordström, K, “Computational models reveal non-linearity in integration of local motion signals by insect motion detectors viewing natural scenes”. Proceedings of 7th International conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP 2011), art. no. 116085 pp. 131-136
2010
Barnett, PD, Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “Motion adaptation and the velocity coding of natural scenes”. Curr Biol, 20 (11): 994-999
2009
Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “Feature detection and the hypercomplex property in insects”. TINS, 32 (7): 383 – 391
Bolzon, DM, Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “Local and large-range inhibition in feature detection”. J Neurosci, 29 (45): 14143–14150
Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “The motion after-effect: Local and global contributions to contrast sensitivity”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci, 276 (1662): 1545-1554
Brinkworth, R, McCann, B, Matthews, C and Nordström, K, “First year expectations and experiences: Student and teacher perspectives”. Higher Educ, 58 (2): 157-193
Larhammar, D, Nordström, K and Larsson, TA, “Evolution of vertebrate rod and cone phototransduction genes”. Phil Trans Roy Soc B Theme Issue: "The Evolution of Phototransduction and Eyes". Guest Editor: Trevor Lamb. 364 (1531): 2867 – 2880
Bolzon, DM, Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “Local and large-range inhibition in feature detection”. J Neurosci, 29 (45): 14143–14150
Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC, “The motion after-effect: Local and global contributions to contrast sensitivity”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci, 276 (1662): 1545-1554
Brinkworth, R, McCann, B, Matthews, C and Nordström, K, “First year expectations and experiences: Student and teacher perspectives”. Higher Educ, 58 (2): 157-193
Larhammar, D, Nordström, K and Larsson, TA, “Evolution of vertebrate rod and cone phototransduction genes”. Phil Trans Roy Soc B Theme Issue: "The Evolution of Phototransduction and Eyes". Guest Editor: Trevor Lamb. 364 (1531): 2867 – 2880
2008
Nordström, K, Barnett, PD, Moyer de Miguel, I, Brinkworth, RSA and O’Carroll, DC, “Sexual dimorphism in the hoverfly motion vision pathway”. Curr Biol, 18 (9): 661 - 667.
2007
Geurten, BRH, Nordström, K, Sprayberry, JDH, Bolzon, DM and O’Carroll, DC (2007) “Neural mechanisms underlying target detection in a dragonfly centrifugal neuron”. J Exp Biol, 210 (18): 3277 - 3284.
Barnett, PD, Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC (2007) “Retinotopic organization of small-field-target-detecting neurons in the insect visual system” Curr Biol, 17 (7): 569 - 578
Barnett, PD, Nordström, K and O’Carroll, DC (2007) “Retinotopic organization of small-field-target-detecting neurons in the insect visual system” Curr Biol, 17 (7): 569 - 578
2006
Nordström, K, Barnett, PD and O’Carroll, DC (2006) “Insect detection of small targets moving in visual clutter”. PLoS Biol 4 (3): 378 – 386.
Nordström, K and O’Carroll, D (2006) “Small object detection neurons in female hoverflies”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci 273 (1591): 1211 – 1216.
O’Carroll, DC, Barnett, PD, Mah, EL, Nordström, K and Brinkworth, RSA (2006) “A neuromorphic model for a robust, adaptive photoreceptor reduces variability in correlation based motion detectors”. Proc. Second. Int. ICSC Symposium Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems (BICS), pp.1-4.
Huss, M and Nordström, K (2006) “Prediction of transcription factor binding to DNA using rule induction methods” J Integrative Bioinformatics 3 (2): 42.
Nordström, K and O’Carroll, D (2006) “Small object detection neurons in female hoverflies”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci 273 (1591): 1211 – 1216.
O’Carroll, DC, Barnett, PD, Mah, EL, Nordström, K and Brinkworth, RSA (2006) “A neuromorphic model for a robust, adaptive photoreceptor reduces variability in correlation based motion detectors”. Proc. Second. Int. ICSC Symposium Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems (BICS), pp.1-4.
Huss, M and Nordström, K (2006) “Prediction of transcription factor binding to DNA using rule induction methods” J Integrative Bioinformatics 3 (2): 42.
2004
Nordström, K, Larsson, T and Larhammar, D (2004) “Extensive duplications of phototransduction genes in early vertebrate evolution correlate with block (chromosome) duplications”. Genomics 83 (5): 852 – 872.
Nordström, K, Wallén, R, Seymour, J and Nilsson, D (2003) “A simple visual system without neurons in jellyfish larvae”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci 270 (1531): 2349 – 2354.
Nordström, K, Wallén, R, Seymour, J and Nilsson, D (2003) “A simple visual system without neurons in jellyfish larvae”. Proc Roy Soc Lond B: Biol Sci 270 (1531): 2349 – 2354.
2003
Nordström, K, Scholten, I, Nordström, J, Larhammar, D and Miller, D (2003) “Mutational analysis of the Acropora millepora PaxD paired domain highlights the importance of the linker region for DNA binding”. Gene 320: 81 – 87.