Researchers at Johns Hopkins University discovered that when bats can’t hear, they use a remarkable strategy to adapt. The bats quickly and effectively adjust, revealing for the first time that their brains are naturally wired to switch to a “Plan B” when their hearing is impaired. Echolocation acts like strobes, so they were basically taking more snapshots to help them get the missing information.
Bats use amazing plan B when they can’t hear
A remarkable compensation strategy.
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