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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

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Even when neurons in the visual cortex are cut off from their main source of information, within 48 hours their activity returns to a level similar to that prior to the disruption. Under the microscope the currently active cells light up thanks to the addition of a calcium indicator.

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Credit: MPI of Neurobiology/Hübener

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