Summary: A new study reveals that the brain uses special neurons to track where we are in a sequence of actions, not just where we are in space. In mice, researchers found goal-progress cells that fi… [+8246 chars]
Brain Cells That Predict What Comes Next, Even When It’s New - Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that the brain uses special neurons to track where we are in a sequence of actions—not just where we are in space.
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