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![Experimental configuration and representative image of FosGFP+ neuron in rat brain.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_smaller/public/2020-05/sh-whitaker_et_al_2017_gfp_neuron.jpg?itok=xOLo7hrm)
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A new animal study from NIDA’s Intramural Research Program (IRP) shines light on the underlying mechanisms in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and its role in learning.
Study:
- Whitaker, L. et al. Bidirectional Modulation of Intrinsic Excitability in Rat Prelimbic Cortex Neuronal Ensembles and Non-Ensembles after Operant Learning. The Journal of Neuroscience. http://www.jneurosci.org/content/37/36/8845