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Efficient technique enables thinking
This story is from the category The Brain
Date posted: 24/08/2008
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology in Martinsried have found a completely new, faster technique nerve cells use to evaluate the quality of the cells they contact in a very time- and energy-saving way.
Instead of synapses (which require up to two days to become fully functional), neurons use calcium for thinking.
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