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Rodents may see moving objects in a way similar to primates, visual cortex study suggests

To accurately perceive the direction of moving objects, rats may exploit a small but very useful cluster of visual neurons, which seem to work in the same way as the "pattern cells" found in the cereb...

Brain tumors: the positive effect of the cognitive reserve

Cognitive reserve - the term given to the capacity to maximise cognitive performance through differential engagement of cerebral networks or alternative cognitive strategies - protects the cognitive f...

Perceiving the smell of lemon, geranium or eucalyptus: A study on the electrical signals behind human olfaction

What happens in our nose when neurons come in contact with a smell? As the recent COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated, from a medical and scientific point of view our sense of smell is as important as it i...
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