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Plastic cells: A fast spiking interneuron in the cerebral cortex of the mouse. Image adapted from King’s College London press release.

It implies ‘hardware’ in our brain is tuneable and could have implications that go far beyond basic neuroscience – from informing education policy to developing new therapies for neurological disorders such as epilepsy.

Researchers from the MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, led by Professor Oscar Marín have discovered some neurons in the cerebral cortex can adapt their properties in response to changes in network activity – such as those observed during learning of a motor task...