Researchers have discovered a previously undescribed population of neurons called saccade-vergence burst neurons that help control our eyes as they view in three-dimensional space. Models had predicted the existence of such neurons. The neurons are in a region of the mid-brain called the central mesencephalic reticular formation.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111180641.htm
Thursday, 12 November 2020
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