This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

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Motion detection is the ability of the visual system to detect motion in the visual field. Motion detection in its simplest form takes place in the retina, but more complex processes related to ...