perception

The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses

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A Brain Chemical Helps Neurons Know When to Start a Movement

[ad_1] By washing through the brain, neuromodulators “allow you to govern the excitability of a large region of the brain…

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Mitochondria Double as Tiny Lenses in the Eye

[ad_1] A mosquito watches you through a lattice of microscopic lenses. You stare back, fly swatter in hand, closely tracking…

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