[From article]
The brain has its own ‘odometer’ and ‘stopwatch’ neurons, a new research by Boston University scientists says. These findings could help battle mental and cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.
The study involves rats running on treadmill, and focuses on specific neurons called grid cells which support navigation in time and space, even without visual landmarks and the optic flow.
Until now, there was no direct evidence demonstrating that the grid cells help the brain determine the distance and time passed.
https://www.rt.com/news/321056-brain-odometer-stopwatch-research/
Brain has internal ‘odometer’ and ‘stopwatch’ – study
Published time: 6 Nov, 2015 13:39
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