Ehud Ahissar

Organs that sense through movement are more complex than thought

Rats' whiskers, and other sense organs, may process information even before it gets to the nearest nerve cell

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with ”whiskers”
 

Sensory organs – fingers, eyes, whiskers – move continuously to sample the surroundings. How does the brain keep track of these movements,...