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neuron from visual cortex of a rat

A simple feedforward neural networkIn a simple feedforward neural network, all signals flow in one direction, from input to output. Input neurons receive signals from the environment and in turn send signals to neurons in the “hidden” layer. Whether any particular neuron sends a signal, or “fires,” depends on the combined strength of signals received from the preceding layer. Output neurons communicate the final result by their firing pattern.

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Hear a neuroscientist Christof Koch speaks about how a neuron identifies selective encoding and coding to specific memories

Hear a neuroscientist Christof Koch speaks about how a neuron identifies selective encoding and coding to specific memories

Identifying the individual neurons responsible for forming and retrieving specific...

Video: © World Science Festival (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Learn about optogenetics and its possible use in treating brain disorders

Learn about optogenetics and its possible use in treating brain disorders

Edward Boyden explaining optogenetics and its possible use in the treatment of brain...

Video: © Massachusetts Institute of Technology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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neuron

neuron

Neurons in a human brain.

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neuron from visual cortex of a rat

neuron from visual cortex of a rat

The centre of the field is occupied by the cell body, or soma, of the neuron. Most...

Courtesy of Alan Peters

motor neuron

motor neuron

Anatomy of a nerve cell. Structural features of a motor neuron include the cell body,...

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A simple feedforward neural networkIn a simple feedforward neural network, all signals flow in one direction, from input to output. Input neurons receive signals from the environment and in turn send signals to neurons in the “hidden” layer. Whether any particular neuron sends a signal, or “fires,” depends on the combined strength of signals received from the preceding layer. Output neurons communicate the final result by their firing pattern.

A simple feedforward neural networkIn...

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