http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/thermostat-keeps-brain-humming-along/ Research news from leading universities Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/thermostat-keeps-brain-humming-along/comment-page-1/#comment-5456 Stephen W. O'Driscoll Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:52:16 +0000 http://futurity.org/?p=7568#comment-5456 This makes sense. If a 'small furry' (mouse, vole, etc.) sees a setting of leaves the scene can be ignored. Fur or feathers, on the other hand, gets attention since this indicates danger. Beetles or worms gets the same attention because it indicates food. The inhibitory cells tell the brain what is important and why. This is something for the computer people to consider. This makes sense. If a ‘small furry’ (mouse, vole, etc.) sees a setting of leaves the scene can be ignored. Fur or feathers, on the other hand, gets attention since this indicates danger. Beetles or worms gets the same attention because it indicates food. The inhibitory cells tell the brain what is important and why. This is something for the computer people to consider.

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