Neuroscientists find neural stopwatch in the brain

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 15:35 in Biology & Nature

What's New: MIT researchers have identified populations of neurons that code time with extreme precision in the primate brain. These neurons are found in two interconnected brain regions, the prefrontal cortex and the striatum, both of which are known to play critical roles in learning, movement, and thought control.

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