Neurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their Location (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Neurons Process Information Differently Depending on Their Location

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A rat brain coloured to demonstrate the thickness gradient of the neocortex (dark red = thick; dark blue = thin). Neocortical thickness controlled the size of excitatory neurons and the ways they transform synaptic input (light blue lines) into neuronal output (action potentials, white traces).

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Fletcher/Queensland Brain Institute

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