The many faces of adaptation
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It has been established that different elements of a sensory neuron's response adapt independently on different timescales. It is speculated that all the observed timescales could be mapped to different biophysical properties of sodium channels.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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Odour-plume dynamics influence the brain's olfactory code
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Research is presented concerning the spike patterns which were recorded from the antennal-lobe output neurons of moths stimulated with intermittent odour. The timing of output neuron activity is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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Neurogenesis in the adult is involved in the formation of trace memories
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Research is presented concerning the major decrease which occurs in the number of neurons which are newly generated in the adult rat by the hippocampus. The influence of associative learning is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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