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Nature 435, 1036-1037 (23 June 2005) | doi:10.1038/4351036a; Published online 22 June 2005

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Neuroscience:  Friends and grandmothers

Charles E. Connor1

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How do neurons in the brain represent movie stars, famous buildings and other familiar objects? Rare recordings from single neurons in the human brain provide a fresh perspective on the question.

'Grandmother cell' is a term coined by J. Y.

  1. Charles E. Connor is in the Department of Neuroscience and the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
    Email: connor@jhu.edu

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