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. 2013 Mar 15;339(6125):1284-5.
doi: 10.1126/science.1236939. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Neuroscience. The brain activity map

A Paul Alivisatos  1 , Miyoung Chun, George M Church, Karl Deisseroth, John P Donoghue, Ralph J Greenspan, Paul L McEuen, Michael L Roukes, Terrence J Sejnowski, Paul S Weiss, Rafael Yuste
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Neuroscience. The brain activity map

A Paul Alivisatos et al. Science. .

Abstract

Neuroscientists have made impressive advances in understanding the microscale function of single neurons and the macroscale activity of the human brain. One can probe molecular and biophysical aspects of individual neurons and also view the human brain in action with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetoencephalography (MEG). However, the mechanisms of perception, cognition, and action remain mysterious because they emerge from the real-time interactions of large sets of neurons in densely interconnected, widespread neural circuits.

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Figure. Neuronal activity in the hippocampus
Activity is shown by two-photon calcium imaging.
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