Flood Control (IMAGE)

Brown University

Flood Control

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Controlling the flood of information: The cortex sends 10 times as many axons from its neurons (green) into the thalamus as the thalamus sends from its neurons (red) into the cortex. Cortical neurons control the activity of thalamic neurons by varying the frequency of their signals.

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Connors lab/Brown University

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