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The importance of depression

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We, and other animals, can generally pinpoint the source of a sound in space regardless of how loud it is. A study involving experimentation and computer modelling reveals how our brains perform this clever task.

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  1. Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at the Salk Institute, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

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Stevens, C. The importance of depression. Nature 421, 29–30 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/421029a

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