Open AccessNeurons and Behavior: Ex Uno, Plures
Author(s) -
Thierry Louis,
Seth M. Tomchik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.030
Subject(s) - biology , postsynaptic potential , neuroscience , interneuron , neurotransmitter , neurotransmitter receptor , receptor , inhibitory postsynaptic potential , central nervous system , biochemistry
Li et al. demonstrate that a single interneuron can regulate analog- and digital-like behaviors guided by two different postsynaptic neurons. Releasing a single neurotransmitter onto downstream neurons that express receptors with distinct biophysical properties enables a small set of neurons to direct a range of functional responses.
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