from PRI’s "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow.

"'[But] in star-nosed moles, you can actually see a star in the neocortex,” he continues. “So, where the star information projects into the neocortical layers, there is a star pattern there.'"

Condylura: the star-nosed mole

See the article about the star-nosed mole and its amazingly sensitive nose by clicking this link:

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-10/amazing-star-nosed-mole-has-schnoz-has-be-seen-be-believed?

This article is based on an interview that aired on PRI’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow.