Scientists from Australia believe they have found the brain cells that recognize patterns. And, surprisingly, they were not in the "modern" part of the brain, but in the thalamus, or "ancient" brain. The findings, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, throw new light on how our brains interpret shapes, particularly edges. "Our vision cells respond to different information - some to color, some to brightness, and now we've found the ones that respond to patterns," Dr. Kenny Cheong from Australia's Vision Centre (VC) and The University of Sydney (USyd) explains...
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