This Week in Neuroscience

TWiN 27: Eyes wired to the auditory cortex


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TWiN discusses the finding that rewiring retinal projections to the auditory thalamus in ferrets leads to visually responsive cells that are typical of cells in the visual cortex.

Hosts: Ori Lieberman, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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  • Remapping retinal projections (Nature)
  • Sweet vs bitter taste (Nature)
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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