Publication Date:
2015-08-05
Description:
Sensory stimuli not only activate specific populations of cortical neurons but can also silence other populations. However, it remains unclear whether neuronal silencing per se leads to memory formation and behavioral expression. Here we show that mice can report optogenetic inactivation of auditory neuron ensembles by exhibiting fear responses or...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General