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Bats employ instant compensation strategy when they can't hear, study shows

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Johns Hopkins University study suggests bats' brains are hard-wired with an ability to launch a Plan B in times of diminished hearing.

Researchers trained bats to fly from a platform, down a corridor, and through a window to get a treat.

They then had the same bats repeat the task but with a critical auditory pathway in the midbrain temporarily blocked.

With their hearing blocked, bats were able to navigate the course surprisingly well.

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