title: Population code, noise correlations, and memory.
abstract: Changes in the correlated activity in the population code can increase neural discrimination by facilitating noise suppression. In this issue, Jeanne et al. (2013) observe learning-dependent changes in high-level avian auditory cortical neurons after a song discrimination task.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, 3210 Tolman Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. theunissen@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Frédéric E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Theunissen
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Elie