Object vision articles from across Nature Portfolio

Spatial frequency is crucial in category representation in IT. Fine-shape information affects global category representation, while coarse-shape information, though less important for global categories, is vital for identity representation.

The visual systems of vertebrates and insects exhibit considerable similarities. In this Review, Tanaka and Portugues discuss these similarities, focusing primarily on recent works in larval zebrafish and fruitflies and expanding the scope of the comparison from past examinations of this area.