Flicking Internal Brain Switches On and Off (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Flicking Internal Brain Switches On and Off

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Scientists used mice to study how nerve cells in thalamic reticular nucleus work during sleep and how they help the brain concentrate.

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Courtesy of Michael Halassa, M.D., Ph.D., NYU Langone Medical Center.

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