Category: Senses
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Storm is coming…
Researchers create a new 3D model that could explain the formation of a hexagon storm on Saturn -- a hurricane about 20,000 miles in diameter. (1) Why is this storm a hexagon? Humans trying to understand in a complex world. The world trying to understand simple humans. Why are they seeing only that storm? Look.…
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Wag the tail…
Even though dogs gaze into man's eyes, dog brains may not process faces as human brains do. A new study suggests that the canine visual system is organized differently: the face network found in primates may not extend to all mammals. (1) Stupid humans. Believing all others see the world as they do. But dogs…
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At the stars…
Already, climate change is having an impact on the conditions of space observation at the Very Large Telescope in the Atacama Desert. In future, new telescopes will have to be adapted to the expected changes, a new study. (1) I cannot see stars if it's raining. I cannot see the Sun if it's night. I…
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Simple questions…
On some days, time flies by, while on others it seems to drag on. A new study from JNeurosci reveals why: time-sensitive neurons get worn out and skew our perceptions of time. (1) Senses based on specific cells or neurons. Perception based on specific body functions. What is the correct perception? What is the false…
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Getting ready to see…
A KAIST research team's computational simulations demonstrated that the waves of spontaneous neural activity in the retinas of still-closed eyes in mammals develop long-range horizontal connections in the visual cortex during early developmental stages. You see, to prepare the animal to see when its eyes open, neural circuits in the brain's visual system must begin…
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