A study by Cook et al. shows that mice can use auditory feedback from their own actions to precisely time an interval. This feedback is processed in the secondary auditory cortex and regulates performance via a corticostriatal circuit.
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Bakhurin, K.I., Yin, H.H. Closing the loop on models of interval timing. Nat Neurosci 25, 270–271 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01015-7
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