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TWiN 20: Drifting aromas in the brain

78 min • 14 juli 2021

While perceptual constancy requires the brain to maintain a stable representation of sensory input, TWiN explores a study showing that odor-evoked responses in the olfactory cortex drift over periods of days to weeks.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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Representational drift in olfactory cortex (Nature) (open preprint)
Ed Yong on representational drift (Atlantic)
Letters read on TWiN 20
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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