Invariant visual representation by single neurons in the human brain

Article Abstract:

A report on a remarkable subset of medial temporal lobe (MTL) neurons that are selectively activated by strikingly different pictures of given individuals, landmarks or objects and in some cases even by letter strings with their names is presented. The results suggest an invariant, sparse and explicit code, which might be important in the transformation of complex visual percepts into long-term and more abstract memories.

Observations, Visual pathways, Temporal lobes, Visual pathway

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A painful factor

Article Abstract:

Peripheral nerve injury activates cells in the spinal cord called microglia causing neuropathic pain. Coull and colleagues studies suggests that continuous microglial-neuronal signalling is required to maintain allodynia and it is possible to treat the condition even after neuropathic pain state.

Causes of, Pain, Pain management, Peripheral nerve diseases, Peripheral nervous system diseases

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