Scientists explain inception of perception in the brain

[The title is misleading: The article discuses a solution to the puzzle as to why (physically) cortical cells are quickly silenced in responise to stimulation from the thalamus.]

Scientists explain inception of perception in the brain from PhysOrg.com

The taste of champagne, the sound of a train, the flash of a pop fly into left field – indeed all of human perception – begins in the brain’s center. That’s where sensory information passes from the thalamus to the neocortex for processing.

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