A paper published in Nature Communications shows that when neurons are given information about the changing world around them (task-related sensory input) it changes how they behave, putting them on edge so that tiny inputs can then set off 'avalanches' of brain activity, supporting a theory known as the critical brain hypothesis.
, where the network is given additional information about the consequences of an action," says Dr. Kagan.
"Usually to study the brain, especially on the scale of neurons, researchers have to use animal models, but in doing so, there are lots of difficulties and one can only have a limited number of subjects," says first author Dr. Forough Habibollahi, a research fellow at Cortical Labs. Doctors also see great potential for the research to help discover treatments for crippling brain diseases.
"The critical dynamics of the DishBrain neurons should provide key biomarkers for diagnosis and treatment of a range of neurological diseases from epilepsy to dementia," he says.rather than flawed analogous models like a computer to not only explore brain function but to test how drugs affect it.
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