Developmental neuroscience: How twitches make sense

Darshana Z. Narayanan; Asif A. Ghazanfar

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.052

Developmental neuroscience: How twitches make sense

Darshana Z. Narayanan, Asif A. Ghazanfar

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Abstract

Animals refine the mechanics of their own bodies through sensorimotor feedback produced by physical interactions with the environment. A new study sheds light on how developing mammals may use sensations produced by spontaneous movements made during sleep to construct their sensorimotor maps.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R971-R972
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	24
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.052
State	Published - Oct 6 2014

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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