How does the brain represent space as a terrestrial animal moves in three dimensions? A study suggests that the vertical dimension is encoded with less precision than the horizontal plane.
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Savelli, F., Knierim, J. Coming up: in search of the vertical dimension in the brain. Nat Neurosci 14, 1102–1103 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2913
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