News tagged with sensory cues
Bats: What sounds good doesn't always taste good
Bats use a combination of cues in their hunting sequence - capture, handling and consumption - to decide which prey to attack, catch and consume and which ones they are better off leaving alone or dropping ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Senses of sophistication: Mosquitoes detect subtle cues finding food, spreading diseases
Fruit flies and mosquitoes share similar sensory receptors that allow them to distinguish among thousands of sensory cues – particularly heat and chemical odors – as they search for food or try to avoid danger, ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Forget it! A biochemical pathway for blocking your worst fears?
A receptor for glutamate, the most prominent neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a key role in the process of "unlearning," report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their findings, published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2009 |
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