Backwards signals appear to sensitize brain cells, rat study shows

Monday, March 18, 2013

Backwards signals appear to sensitize brain cells, rat study shows


Backwards signals appear to sensitize brain cells, rat study shows

03/18/2013 12:15 PM EDT

 

When the mind is at rest, the electrical signals by which brain cells communicate appear to travel in reverse, wiping out unimportant information in the process, but sensitizing the cells for future sensory learning, according to a study of rats conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

 

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