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Novel technique helps explain why bright light keeps us awake

October 15, 2019
Imaging Neuroscience
Basic Research
Grantee

In recent decades, scientists have learned a great deal about how different neurons connect and send signals to each other. Researchers at the Salk Institute and UC San Diego are reporting a novel technique for tracing these connections and determining how neurons communicate. The team used this technique to uncover details about how the brain responds to light signals received by the retina in mice.