Landmark study on neural circuits shows that “cells that fire together wire together,” refining the popular “Use it or lose it”

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/01/landmark-study-on-neural-circuits-shows-that-cells-that-fire-together-wire-together-refining-the-popular-use-it-or-lose-it/

— A network of neurons reconstructed with large-scale electron microscopy. Credit: Clay Reid, Allen Institute; Wei-Chung Lee, Harvard Medical School; Sam Ingersoll, graphic artist.

Research on largest network of cortical neurons to date profiled (Medical Xpress):

“Even the simplest networks of neurons in the brain are composed of millions of connections, and examining these vast networks is critical to understanding how the brain works. An international team of researchers, led by R. Clay Reid, Wei Chung Allen Lee and Vincent Bonin from the Allen Institute for Brain…

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/01/landmark-study-on-neural-circuits-shows-that-cells-that-fire-together-wire-together-refining-the-popular-use-it-or-lose-it/

— A network of neurons reconstructed with large-scale electron microscopy. Credit: Clay Reid, Allen Institute; Wei-Chung Lee, Harvard Medical School; Sam Ingersoll, graphic artist.

Research on largest network of cortical neurons to date profiled (Medical Xpress):

“Even the simplest networks of neurons in the brain are composed of millions of connections, and examining these vast networks is critical to understanding how the brain works. An international team of researchers, led by R. Clay Reid, Wei Chung Allen Lee and Vincent Bonin from the Allen Institute for Brain…

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