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Polarised light-sensitive interneurones in a swimming crab

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THIS report shows that there are polarisation-sensitive inter-neurones in the crab visual system, contrary to recent speculations1. It also shows that polarised light information in crabs is elaborately processed.

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LEGGETT, L. Polarised light-sensitive interneurones in a swimming crab. Nature 262, 709–711 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/262709a0

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