New study in electric fish reveals brain mechanisms for distinguishing self from other

(The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University) The brain's remarkable ability to perceive the outside world relies almost entirely on its capacity to tune out noise generated by the body's own actions, according to a first-of-its-kind study in electric fish led by scientists at Columbia University.

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