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Scientists study how the brain of a fish filters out signals
AI KEY TAKEAWAYS (TL;DR)
- The elephantnose fish is native to Africa and a darling of neuroscientists, for its specialized cerebellum-like brain
- Scientists have mapped the neurons in a part of the brain that senses electrical signals in detail, and found that how it filters out electrical noise is more complex than they thought
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The elephantnose fish is native to Africa and a darling of neuroscientists, for its specialized cerebellum-like brain. Scientists have mapped the neurons in a part of the brain that senses electrical signals in detail, and found that how it filters out electrical noise is more complex than they thought.
