Neural Model (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Neural Model

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So far, it has been the common belief that a dense collection of a few cells triggers movement by sending the same signal to many other cells at the same time (left). Instead, research from the University of Copenhagen now shows that it is more likely a matter of a large, scattered network of cells, each of which only signals a few other cells (right).

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Department of Neuroscience, University of Copenhagen.

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