We were delighted and had so much fun hosting Dr. Lisa Fenk, leader of the Active Sensing group at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, during her talk at the BCCN Berlin this week.

Dr. Fenk, often referred to as the “uncrowned queen of invertebrate eye movements,” shared her groundbreaking research on retinal movements in fruit flies. Her work reveals that Drosophila possess muscles capable of moving their retinas, enabling them to track visual motion and perform saccadic eye movements.

Dr. Fenk’s insights into the neural mechanisms underlying these active visual processes were truly fascinating, offering a fresh perspective on sensory perception and motor control. We look forward to future discussions with Dr. Fenk and her team.