'Bursting' cells gain the brain's attention for life-or-death decisions

Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 15:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Using optogenetics and other technology, researchers have for the first time precisely manipulated the bursting activity of cells in the brain's thalamus, tying the alerting behavior to the sense of touch.

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