Researchers use AI "digital twins" to discover a new type of neuron in the visual cortex that perceives complex textures and object arrangements.

The visual cortex is the part of the brain that enables visual perception. In this area millions of nerve cells, called neurons, process stimuli from the outside world. They only react when objects ...

Adapted from Ding Z, Tran DT et al., Nature Neuroscience, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-026-02213-3; licensed with CC BY 4.0 ...

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