Brain plasticity mechanism allows reorganization of sense of touch during development
A team of researchers has discovered that the developing brain can reorganize its sensory maps when the sense of touch is affected. In a study published today in Nature Communications, the Development ...
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment more reliable
To deal with microplastic pollution, it helps agencies to know what kind of plastic they’ve got on their hands.
Discovery of molecular 'spring' reveals how hearing is triggered
Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular "springs" that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ear ...