M3 publications

These are the publications to have come out of “Man, Mantis and Machine” . Please click on the titles to download a PDF.

 

A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Binocular responsiveness of projection neurons of the praying mantis optic lobe in the frontal visual field

Rosner R, Tarawneh G, Lukyanova V, Read JCA ( 2020 )
Binocular responsiveness of projection neurons of the praying mantis optic lobe in the frontal visual field

Journal of Comparative Physiology A Vol: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-020-01405-x Pages: [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 32088748

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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Second-order cues to figure motion enable object detection during prey capture by praying mantises

Nityananda V, O’Keeffe J, Umeton D, Simmons A, Read JCA ( 2019 )
Second-order cues to figure motion enable object detection during prey capture by praying mantises

PNAS Vol: Pages: [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 31818943


Full data and analysis code here on Figshare.
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532 Downloads

A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads

Apparent Motion Perception in the Praying Mantis: Psychophysics and Modelling

Tarawneh G, Jones L, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Rind C, Read JCA ( 2018 )
Apparent Motion Perception in the Praying Mantis: Psychophysics and Modelling

Vision Vol: 2(3) Pages: 32; doi: 10.3390/vision2030032 [view on journal website]


The data collected in this study are available on https://github.com/m3project/mantis-dmax.
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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Motion-in-depth perception and prey capture in the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

Nityananda V, Joubier C, Tan J, Tarawneh G, Read JCA ( 2019 )
Motion-in-depth perception and prey capture in the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

Journal of Experimental Biology Vol: 222 Pages: jeb198614 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 31064852


Data and analysis code on figshare.
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905 Downloads

Pattern and Speed Interact to Hide Moving Prey

Umeton D, Tarawneh G, Fezza E, Read JCA, Rowe C ( 2019 )
Pattern and Speed Interact to Hide Moving Prey

Current Biology Vol: 29(18) Pages: 3109-3113.e3 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 31522941


Comment article by Johannes Zanker: "Prey capture: Becoming invisible when you move"

Newcastle University press release: "It's all a blur: why stripes hide moving prey" Media coverage: ITV news; The Sun Article on The Conversation website.

Raw data and analysis code are available here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.8869919.
Software to run the experiments is here:
https://github.com/m3project.


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804 Downloads

Contrast thresholds reveal different visual masking functions in humans and praying mantises

Tarawneh G, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Errington S, Herbert W, Arranz-Paraíso S, Busby N, Tampin J, Read JCA, Serrano-Pedraza I ( 2018 )
Contrast thresholds reveal different visual masking functions in humans and praying mantises

Biology Open Vol: 7(4). Pages: pii: bio029439. doi: 10.1242/bio.029439. [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 29700198

2.3 MiB
850 Downloads

A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
A Novel Form of Stereo Vision in the Praying Mantis

Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Henriksen S, Umeton D, Simmons A, Read JCA ( 2018 )
A Novel Form of Stereo Vision in the Praying Mantis

Current Biology Vol: 28 (4) Pages: 588-593.E4 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 29429616


Watch our video abstract here.

Data and analysis code on figshare

Media coverage: Ed Yong in The Atlantic, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, Sky News, Newsweek, Science Magazine, Popular Mechanics, The Telegraph, The Verge, Live Science, Science Alert, National Geographic.

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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Stereopsis in animals: evolution, function and mechanisms

Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2017 )
Stereopsis in animals: evolution, function and mechanisms

Journal of Experimental Biology Vol: 220 Pages: 2502-2512 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 28724702

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1226 Downloads

Unravelling the illusion of flicker fusion

Umeton D, Read JCA, Rowe C ( 2017 )
Unravelling the illusion of flicker fusion

Biology Letters Vol: 13 Pages: 13: 20160831. [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 28148834

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2328 Downloads

Invisible noise obscures visible signal in insect motion detection

Tarawneh G, Nityananda V, Rosner R, Errington S, Herbert W, Cumming BG, Read JCA, Serrano-Pedraza I ( 2017 )
Invisible noise obscures visible signal in insect motion detection

Scientific Reports Vol: 7: 3496 Pages: 1-14 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 28615659

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961 Downloads

Anatomy of the lobula complex in the brain of the praying mantis compared to the lobula complexes of the locust and cockroach

Rosner R, von Hadeln J, Salden T, Homberg U ( 2017 )
Anatomy of the lobula complex in the brain of the praying mantis compared to the lobula complexes of the locust and cockroach

Journal of Comparative Neurology Vol: 525 (10) Pages: 2343–2357 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 28295329

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1793 Downloads

The optomotor response of the praying mantis is driven predominantly by the central visual field

Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Errington S, Serrano-Pedraza I, Read JCA ( 2017 )
The optomotor response of the praying mantis is driven predominantly by the central visual field

Journal of Comparative Physiology A Vol: 203 Pages: 77-87 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 28005254

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2267 Downloads

A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Small or far away? Size and distance perception in the praying mantis.

Nityananda V, Bissianna G, Tarawneh G, Read JCA ( 2016 )
Small or far away? Size and distance perception in the praying mantis.

Philosophical Transactions B Vol: 371(1697) Pages: pii: 20150262 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 27269605

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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads


The contrast sensitivity function of the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

Nityananda V, Tarawneh G, Jones L, Busby N, Herbert W, Davies R, Read JCA ( 2015 )
The contrast sensitivity function of the praying mantis Sphodromantis lineola

Journal of Comparative Physiology A Vol: 201(8) Pages: 741-50 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 25894490


Here you can find the raw data for this paper, in Matlab format, and also an Excel file reporting the fitted thresholds for the individual insects and for the aggregate data pooled across individuals, using the methods reported in the paper. Also, see this blog post on a subtlety concerning the definition of frequency.
2.6 MiB
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A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

O’Keeffe J, Yap SH, Llamas-Cornejo I, Nityananda V, Read JCA ( 2022 )
A computational model of stereoscopic prey capture in praying mantises

PLOS Computational Biology Vol: 18(5) Pages: 1-33 [view on journal website] Pubmed ID : 35587948

ERRATA
Code for generating figures etc is here: https://doi.org/10.25405/data.ncl.17049413.v1
4.2 MiB
421 Downloads
Man, mantis and machine : the computation of 3D vision

Read JCA ( 2013 )
Man, mantis and machine : the computation of 3D vision

Leverhulme Trust Annual Review Vol: Pages:

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