Neuronal Diversity (IMAGE) Carnegie Mellon University Caption The painting, by Carnegie Mellon postdoc Krishnan Padmanabhan, is an image of mitral cells taking a single signal (the while line arriving from the left) and breaking it up into components, the same way a prism might break up wavelengths of light. The painting illustrates that the intrinsic differences between these neurons, allow the population of cells to represent more of the signal than each neuron may be able to do alone. Credit Krishnan Padmanabhan, Carnegie Mellon University Usage Restrictions This image may only be used if the artist, Krishnan Padmanabhan, is credited. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.