Variation in neuronal properties is often thought of as noise that interferes with information processing. A study now suggests that neuronal diversity may actually improve the coding capacity of neural ensembles.
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Wilson, R. It takes all kinds to make a brain. Nat Neurosci 13, 1158–1160 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1010-1158
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