Cathodic-first biphasic current pulses are commonly employed in intracortical microstimulation. Due to the intricate arrangement of axons, somata, and dendrites in the cerebral cortex, membrane ...

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Scientists mapped a grain-sized chunk of mouse brain in unprecedented detail, showing how neurons fire in response to what the eyes see. The data reveal over 500 million connections and could be key ...

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In a massive scientific effort, hundreds of researchers have helped to map the connections between hundreds of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain and then overlayed their firing patterns in ...