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TL;DR: A 2026 study in The Journal of Physiology found that steady-state Purkinje-cell firing patterns had limited ability to predict cerebellar nuclei output in mouse models of cerebellar movement disease. Key Findings 5 disease models: The reanalysis used in…
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TL;DR: A 2026 methods paper in Nature Methods describes Neuropixels Opto probes that combine high-density neural recording with spatially addressable blue and red optogenetic stimulation in 1 mouse-brain device. Key Findings 960 recording sites: Each prototype…
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TL;DR: A 2026 Nature Communications study found that HCN1, an ion channel that helps neurons start rhythmic electrical firing, was fast enough to act as the trigger for neuronal pacemaker depolarization, while HCN2 and HCN4 mainly appeared too slow to drive ea…
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TL;DR: A 2026 preprint electrophysiology study in medRxiv found that the Hurst exponent and gamma oscillations tracked different aspects of excitation-inhibition balance, while human EEG data suggested two autism neurosubtypes with opposing Hurst-gamma profile…
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