Sentences with phrase «different subsets of their neurons»
«We are looking at a different subset of neurons that were previously unknown,» Chen says.
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She and her colleagues have been using computers to automatically track the behavior of male and female fruit flies in a bowl as different subsets of their neurons are activated.
Not exact matches
A subset of neurons will fire — that is, send electrical signals that convey information — when a person focuses their attention on the upper half of a scene, whereas a different subgroup activates when attention is transferred to the lower half.
Moreover, it seems that distinct subsets of dopamine neurons belong to discrete circuits that carry out different functions, although the architecture of these circuits remains an open question.