Neural Networking Transforming In House Visual Neurophysiology Research Capabilities
Abstract
The major goal of the project was to develop a new center of expertise called the Neurophysiology Core at the AFRL RW/RWWI Natural Systems Sensing Laboratory (NSSL) at Eglin AFB. My aim was to establish four cutting-edge research methodologies at the NSSL, both building upon existing approaches (e.g., electrophysiology) and introducing new approaches to the lab. Establishing the Neurophysiology Core was aimed at serving an immediate goal of studying polarization vision in flying insects (e.g., tabanid flies and others)and a future goal of understanding sensory processing in these systems, generally. This work had four objectives for establishing the four following methods at the NSSL: The products of this effort were 1) establishing the proposed Neurophysiology Core methods at the NSSL, 2) developing four protocols associated with those methods, 3) recording and archiving of four master lectures on the Neurophysiology Core methods, 4) cross-training of AFRL RW/RWWI personnel and AFRL Scholars on the Core methods, 5) mentorship of AFRL Scholar research involving the Neurophysiology Core, and 6) preliminary data collection using each of the four methods as it relates to tabanid polarization vision.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1214316
Entities
People
- Lorian E Schweikert
- Nicholas I. Rummelt
Organizations
- University of North Carolina Wilmington