Sight Unseen (VIDEO)

Rockefeller University

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By measuring electrical activity in individual neurons, scientists have discovered that a fly's brain can cancel out misleading visual signals, effectively blinding the insect to sensory information that would otherwise interfere with its ability to turn while flying.

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Laboratory of Integrative Brain Function at The Rockefeller University

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