What controls the functional connections between sending and receiving neurons? A new model suggests that each receiver circuit has a local switch that is controlled by the balance between excitation and inhibition.
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Salinas, E. Neuronal communication: a detailed balancing act. Nat Neurosci 12, 372–374 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0409-372
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