The Brain Has a 'Low-Power Mode' That Blunts Our Senses
The Brain Has a 'Low-Power Mode' That Blunts Our Senses  
Podcast: The Quanta Podcast
Published On: Wed Oct 12 2022
Description: Neuroscientists uncovered an energy-saving mode in vision-system neurons that works at the cost of being able to see fine-grained details. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Unanswered Questions” by Kevin MacLeod.