When neurons have less to say, they speak up
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
The brain is an extremely adaptable organ – but it is also quite conservative. That’s in short, what scientists are now able to show. Researchers have found that neurons in the brain regulate their own activity in such a way that the overall activity level in the network remains as constant as possible. This remains true even in the event of major changes.