"In my view, while the single neuron is……" — Miguel Nicolelis
"In my view, while the single neuron is the basic anatomical and information processing-signaling unit of the brain, it is not capable of generating behaviors and, ultimately, thinking. Instead, the true functional unit of the central nervous system is a population of neurons, or neural ensembles or cell assemblies."
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Miguel Nicolelis
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