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UTSW researchers used a technique called optogenetic circuit mapping in which they inserted a gene into targeted neurons, allowing their activity to be controlled by light. By stimulating neurons that deliver inputs to the HVC, an area of the avian brain involved in birdsongs, then measuring the electrical activity of outputting neurons, the team could see which neurons communicated with one another.

Researchers Create ‘Wiring Diagram’ for Key Songbird Brain Region

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