Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit

This is an historical archive of the activities of the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit (MRC ANU) that operated at the University of Oxford from 1985 until March 2015. The MRC ANU established a reputation for world-leading research on the brain, for training new generations of scientists, and for engaging the general public in neuroscience. The successes of the MRC ANU are now built upon at the MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.

Opening the grey box.

Trends Neurosci. 1991;14(7):286-93.

Opening the grey box.

Douglas RJ, Martin KA
Abstract:
The single neurone has been the guiding light for generations of neuroscientists. Now there are signs from experimental and theoretical work on the neocortex that we are on the threshold of a revolution in which the hegemony of the single neurone will be replaced by much more circuit-oriented concepts. We consider here why traditional views of the significance of single neurones are fading in power, and consider the problem of deciding on the form of a new order.
Research and Techniques: 
Action Potentials
Animals
Artificial Intelligence
Dendrites
Humans
Models, Neurological
Neurons
Neurophysiology
Synaptic Transmission
Thalamus
Visual Cortex
Visual Pathways