title: Diverse Ensembles of Inhibitory Interneurons.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Karnani et al. (2016) show that ensembles of specific types of inhibitory interneurons generate coordinated activity in mouse visual cortex. They also describe chemical and electrical synaptic mechanisms that may enable diverse interneuron ensembles to function as distinct operational units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Electronic address: shane_crandall@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Shane R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Crandall
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Electronic address: barry_connors@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Barry W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Connors
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D007395:Interneurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D019579:Neocortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology*; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D013004:Somatostatin; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D000109:Acetylcholine