Fly brains filter out visual information caused by their own movements, like humans
To cut down on the barrage of sensory information, the human brain ignores input caused by eye movements. Researchers have found a similar process in flies, whose brains mute signals generated by flight turns. This discovery gives researchers a new tool with which to study this silencing process. More »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: Science News Gaby Maimon Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function sensory input silencing mechanism visual perception Source Type: news