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Jeffry S Isaacson1, Massimo Scanziani.
Abstract
Cortical processing reflects the interplay of synaptic excitation and synaptic inhibition. Rapidly accumulating evidence is highlighting the crucial role of inhibition in shaping spontaneous and sensory-evoked cortical activity and thus underscores how a better knowledge of inhibitory circuits is necessary for our understanding of cortical function. We discuss current views of how inhibition regulates the function of cortical neurons and point to a number of important open questions.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22017986 PMCID: PMC3236361 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.09.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173