PostsCommentsPayoutsalekslink (19)in #news • 6 years agohow our brains distinguish smellsCan you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac? If so, you have your brain's piriform cortex to thank. Compared to many parts of the brain, the piriform cortex --…alekslink (19)in #news • 6 years agoUnconventional connections How inhibition hones cortical selectivitySubthreshold direction selectivity is inherited from synaptic conductances when co-tuned. Differential tuning of excitation (Ge) and inhibition (Gi) can preferentially suppress…