Optimal brain process requires balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurons

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: (Top-left) Two typical external switching inputs, one acting on a long timescale, and the other on a shorter one. (bottom-left) Schematic of our model of two interacting neural populations, excitatory (E) and inhibitory (I) neurons. (right) Optimal point in the parameter space to have accurate encoding at longer and shorter timescales, highlighting that the larger inhibition favors short-time encoding. Credits: Giacomo Barzon, Daniel M. Busiello, G. Nicoletti Credit: Barzon, Busiello & Nicoletti. The brain's ability to process information is known to be supported by intricate connections between different neuron populations. A key objective of neuroscience research has been to delineate the processes via which these connections influence information processing. Researchers at the University of Padova, the ... Read full article.