Neuronal networks: flip-flops in the brain.
Neuronal activity can rapidly flip-flop between stable states. Although these semi-stable states can be generated through interactions of neuronal networks, it is now known that they can also occur in vivo through intrinsic ionic currents.
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David A
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Department of Neurobiology, Kavli Center for Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, USA. david.mccormick@yale.edu
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