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Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter
Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter
The animals kill off around one-quarter of the neurons in their somatosensory cortex, perhaps to save energy, and the cells appear to return the following summer.
Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter
Shrew Brains Shrink During Winter

The animals kill off around one-quarter of the neurons in their somatosensory cortex, perhaps to save energy, and the cells appear to return the following summer.

The animals kill off around one-quarter of the neurons in their somatosensory cortex, perhaps to save energy, and the cells appear to return the following summer.

neuroscience, evolution, adaptation

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