Heterogeneous side effects of cortical inactivation in behaving animals

Cortical inactivation represents a key causal manipulation allowing the study of cortical circuits and their impact on behavior. A key assumption in inactivation studies is that the neurons in the target area become silent while the surrounding cortical tissue is only negligibly impacted. However, i...

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Main Authors: Ariana R Andrei, Samantha Debes, Mircea Chelaru, Xiaoqin Liu, Elsa Rodarte, John L Spudich, Roger Janz, Valentin Dragoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66400