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Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed ...

A trio of researchers, two with Philipps-University Marburg, the other with the University of Würzburg, has discovered how a sun compass works in the brain of the desert locust. In their paper ...

Scientists have gained new insights into the part of the brain that gives us a sense of direction, by tracking neural activity with the latest advances in brain imaging techniques. The findings shed ...