The auditory system transforms information from one frame of reference into another to create a map of space in the brain. The source of a visual signal that guides this transformation in barn owls has now been found.
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Carr, C. Sounds, signals and space maps. Nature 415, 29–30 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415029a
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