Certain mutations disrupt touch-based learning, study finds

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Mar 12, 2025, 4:47 pm118 pts
You may scarcely notice it, but much of what you do every day requires your brain to engage in perceptual learning. To safely cross an intersection or quickly retrieve something from your bag, you depend upon your brain to first assign meaning to sensory input from your eyes or fingertips.

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