Setting the Brain's Internal Clock (IMAGE)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Setting the Brain's Internal Clock

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Learning a new skill requires precise adjustments to the brain's internal "clock” to precisely time movements. New research from MPFI shows that plasticity in only one class of neurons adjusts the timing of learned actions, with distinct subtypes making precise and complementary adjustments. Illustration by Helena Pinheiro

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Helena Pinheiro

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