A short-term memory circuit, for example, will remain in a single preferred state until a new stimulus comes along, causing ...

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze. The study found that a simplified artificial ...

However, questions remain about the rules and parameters that help set up that type of shifting system. One possibility comes ...

In this guide, we’ll take a closer look at the avian eye and some of its most remarkable structures. Most birds have horizontally flattened eyes, while some have more globe-shaped eyes. Owls, which ...

Yet, both are true avians. We may share many similarities with our feathered friends, but their unique anatomy also makes them alien to us in many ways. All birds are warm-blooded, and all have wings, ...

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