What makes humans intelligent? These unique neurons might hold the key
Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...
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Revealed: New Cortical Neuron Types
Two studies in mice published today (October 31) in Nature report the existence of several types of brain cells that had not been acknowledged before. These cell types are distinguished by their gene ...
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Skin cells can now be directly converted into neurons
Scientists have developed a breakthrough technique to directly convert skin cells into neurons, bypassing the need for stem ...
Nature20d
How the brain decides whether to persist — and when to give up
Whether mice persist with a task, explore new options or give up comes down to the activity of three types of neuron in the brain. In experiments, researchers at University College London (UCL ...