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Episode Synopsis
While perceptual constancy requires the brain to maintain a stable representation of sensory input, TWiN explores a study showing that odor-evoked responses in the olfactory cortex drift over periods of days to weeks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiN! Links for this episode Representational drift in olfactory cortex (Nature) (open preprint) Ed Yong on representational drift (Atlantic) Letters read on TWiN 20 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your neuroscience questions and comments to [email protected]
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