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Rapid Pace of Environmental Change May Surpass Natural Adaptability of Neural Systems, Researchers Say

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Understanding neural system response to rapidly changing ecosystems is vital for the ability to predict what may transpire with these changes and how neural systems may adapt or fail to adapt to them.

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  • Understanding neural system response to rapidly changing ecosystems is vital for the ability to predict what may transpire with these changes and how neural systems may adapt or fail to adapt to them.
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    Researchers are pointing to opportunities to explore how environmental changes impact human and animal nervous systems, an area in which little is known.
  • “What we do in the lab is not sufficient to understand how the nervous system actually functions.
  • The Allen Institute also just launched a call for proposals to study the nervous system in rapidly changing environments.