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Neurons in visual cortex of the brain ‘drift’ over time

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New research reveals that neurons in the visual cortex — the part of the brain that processes visual stimuli — change their responses to the same stimulus over time. Although other studies have documented ‘representational drift’ in neurons in the parts of the brain associated with odor and spatial memory, this result is surprising because neural activity in the primary visual cortex is thought to be relatively stable.

Source: ScienceDaily.com