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Neurons that influence our senses

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  • 09 May 2014
  • Alan Carleton
    • Médecine, UNIGE
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Too much information kills information: so we have to sort it out. This is what our brain does with the sounds, images and smells it picks up on a daily basis. Researchers have highlighted the role played by special neurons known as plume cells.

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