The tree shrew is an emerging model in visual neuroscience, offering a bridge between rodent and primate systems. In this study, Chuiwen systematically characterized how neurons in the tree shrew superior colliculus, a critical brain structure in visual processing, encodes and integrates visual motion. Her results reveal a mixture of conserved, intermediate, and species-specific features of motion processing, filling the gap of previously divergent observations across species. These findings demonstrate that the tree shrew is a useful model for studying neural basis of vision and provide insights into the evolution and implementation of motion computation in the brain.

Congratulations, Chuiwen!