The first biologically inspired computer model, comprising multiple multisensory correlation detectors, can integrate spatially and temporally congruent audiovisual information in a similar way to humans, with potential applications in the field of artificial intelligence and machine perception.
Findings present insights on the genetic elements that regulate the development of the face and skull in marsupials, with data providing an “invaluable reference” for future mammalian evolution studies.
A study shows how newly created neurons depend on blood flow to travel to their final location in the adult brain, paving the way for future research on blood flow-dependent cell migration which may have implications for treating neurological diseases.
Imperial College London and the University of Sheffield have signed up to eLife’s uncapped scheme in support of a more open, equitable and sustainable science publishing system.
A study of 28 hoverfly species suggests that smaller insects compensate for their size by evolving proportionally longer and more force-efficient wings, rather than changing how they flap.
The molecule Wnt, which plays a role in cell communication during human development, evolved from a superfamily with a shared lipid-modifying mechanism originally involved in bacterial defence and immunity.
A study in newborn chicks provides evidence that brain lateralisation, where the left and right hemispheres are functionally different, is required for the development of directional number mapping.
