'Should I stay or should I go?' Scientists link brain cell types to behavior
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Neuroscientists have linked the activity of two types of brain nerve cells, neurons, to decisions made during particular type of behavior. They studied the activity of two types of inhibitory neurons in mice making decisions searching for food in a test area. They found distinct patterns of activity that marked when "stay" or to "go" foraging decisions were made.