Single Neurons Perform Complex Math — Even in Fruit Flies - Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence

The fly’s specialized neurons either multiply or divide incoming signals in order to pinpoint the location of a sound or the direction of movement.

We may not think of our neurons as performing complex calculations but they must do so in order to determine where sound is coming from or where a moving object is headed. For a long while, how they … [+4442 chars]

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