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QBI researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention.

The thickness of the brain’s outer layer influences how individual neurons process information. The findings challenge the understanding of how brain circuits function throughout the brain.

Once thought to be passive conduits, the dendrites of neurons actually help process visual signals about moving light, QBI researchers have found.

Applications for the advanced neuroscience course are open until 23 December 2016.