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2 weeks ago | journals.plos.org | Lindsay Anderson |Jamie D Costabile |Sina Schwinn |Delia Calderon

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Anderson LS, Costabile JD, Schwinn S, Calderon D, Haesemeyer M (2025) Sensorimotor integration enhances temperature stimulus processing. PLoS Comput Biol 21(6): e1013134. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013134Editor: Matthieu Louis, University of California Santa Barbara, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAReceived: November 5, 2024; Accepted: May 13, 2025; Published: June 10, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Anderson et al.

Oct 18, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Lindsay Anderson |Jamie D Costabile |Sina Schwinn |Delia Calderon

AbstractAnimals optimize behavior by integrating sensory input with motor actions. We hypothesized that coupling thermosensory information with motor output enhances the brain's capacity to process temperature changes, leading to more precise and adaptive behaviors. To test this, we developed a virtual "thermal plaid" environment where zebrafish either actively controlled temperature changes (sensorimotor feedback) or passively experienced the same thermal fluctuations.