UZH researchers have shown in mice that the maturation of the senses of smell and touch are closely linked – with the first week after birth beeing crucial. Credit: Frank Brüderli, University of Zurich Researchers at UZH have found that the maturation of the senses for smell and touch is closely linked in mice and that this strong interaction takes place within a narrow developmental time window. These findings, which have been published in Science, not only underline the importance of environmental stimuli for brain assembly in early life, but Read More