What makes a neuron respond to specific stimuli ?

Neuronal selectivity, a neuron’s ability to respond to specific stimuli, is critical to determine how the neuron behaves to different cues. A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, including Kavli NDI members, Ingie Hong, Richard Huganir, Seth Blackshaw, Dwight E. Bergles and Solange P. Brown have identified a subtype of receptors, Calcium Permeable AMPA receptors, that are responsible for controlling neuronal selectivity. 

From understanding the molecular underpinning of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and autism to designing smarter machines, these findings have broad implications. Learn more about this work

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