How Does the Brain Interpret Signals from Single Cones?

How Does the Brain Smell?

transmembrane domain receptors encoded by a family Sensory stimuli are detected by specialized receptors of more than a thousand genes (Buck and Axel, 1991). in sensory organs, and the signals hence generated flow Convergent lines of evidence strongly suggest that indithrough multiple and interconnectedcenters of the brain vidual olfactory sensory neurons express only 1 or few where they are an...

How the Brain Signals a Sound Source

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How Does the Brain Localize the Self

Respond to this E-Letter: Re: How Does the Brain Localize the Self ? The sight of oneself on a stadium screen when filmed as part of the crowd at a football game comes as a pleasant surprise to most people and usually does not cause any confusion. The brain recognizes the artificial nature of the image and deals adequately with the apparent conflict caused by seeing a visual representation of i...

How Does the Human Brain Instantiate

How does the brain process rhythm?

A region of the brain called the putamen has a central role in our ability to keep a beat in our head.