How brain networks balance learning and memory

Researchers uncovered how the brain balances excitatory and inhibitory neurons to organize and process memories.

Researchers uncovered how the brain balances excitatory and inhibitory neurons to organize and process memories.

FMI researchers have provided new insights into how the brain organizes and processes memories, thanks to a study that looks at the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurons. Memory networks have been thought to rely on stable patterns of activity to represent information, but the new findings suggest that certain brain regions function more dynamically, using balanced interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neurons for memory storage. More