Researchers have discovered how two brain areas, neocortex and thalamus, work together to detect discrepancies between what animals expect from their environment and actual events. These prediction errors are implemented by selective boosting of unexpected sensory information. These findings enhance our understanding of predictive processing in the brain and could offer insights into how brain circuits are altered in autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240828114338.htm
Quack-like underwater sounds off the coast of New Zealand in the '80s may
have been a conversation, researcher says
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Mysterious, repeating sounds from the depths of the ocean can be terrifying
to some, but in the 1980s, they presented a unique look at an underwater
sounds...
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