Meet the new neuron
Neuroscientists have introduced the world to a new kind of neuron, which is believed to exist only in the human brain. Dubbed ‘rosehip’ neurons because of their shape, they seem to act as inhibitory cells. “They can really act as a sort of brake on the system,” says neuroscientist Ed Lein.
Wired | 6 min readReference: Nature Neuroscience paper
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