March 29, 2024

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Mysterious Tendrils Inside The Brain May Control Our Perception of Time

Science Alert

 

Tiny antenna-like organelles once thought to be holdovers from our ancient past appear to play a crucial role in keeping track of time, according to a recent study on mice by researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), in the US.

Known as cilia, the microtubule projections can be found throughout the more complex branches of the tree of life, including on many of our own cells.

Where they often have a role in motion, either pushing cells around or moving materials close to their surface, most in the human body – described as primary cilia – are non-motile.

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