Saturday 6 December 2014

3D compass found in the brain

Date:
December 3, 2014

Source:
Weizmann Institute of Science

Summary:
The neurons that help us know where we’re going have been discovered by researchers. Working with bats, which move in three dimensions, the team found that bats’ brains contain a sort of 3D compass, enabling them to orient themselves in space. They believe that the brains of non-flying mammals – including humans – also have the compass.


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