Neuronal Activity (IMAGE)

Rice University

Neuronal Activity

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By analyzing the signals of individual neurons, neuroscientists have deciphered the code the brain uses to make the most of its inherently 'noisy' neuronal circuits. These green and purple hills represent the average activity for many neurons in two different brain regions. These neuronal activity patterns will differ from time to time, even in response to exactly the same sensory stimulus, and those differences set the limit for how well the brain can sense things.

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Xaq Pitkow/Rice University

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