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How do brains tune in to one neural signal out of billions?

  • Written by Salvatore Domenic Morgera, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, University of South Florida
Your brain is conducting multiple orchestras of information at the same time.Enlighted Audio, CC BY

The human brain sends hundreds of billions of neural signals each second. It’s an extraordinarily complex feat.

A healthy brain must establish an enormous number of correct connections and ensure that they remain accurate for the entire period...

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