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Small samples from the mammalian brain remain excitable in vitro, and spike discharges similar to many observed in vivo are evoked in neocortical samples. The autonomy of such samples will make them very valuable in investigations of the working of the brain.
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RICHARDS, C., McILWAIN, H. Electrical Responses in Brain Samples. Nature 215, 704–707 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215704a0
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