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An Embedded Subnetwork of Highly Active Neurons in the Neocortex

Unbiased methods to assess the firing activity of individual neurons in the neocortex have revealed that a large proportion of cells fire at extremely low rates (

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Published in:Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2010-12, Vol.68 (6), p.1043-1050
Main Authors: Yassin, Lina, Benedetti, Brett L., Jouhanneau, Jean-Sébastien, Wen, Jing A., Poulet, James F.A., Barth, Alison L.
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