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Neurons receive precisely tailored teaching signals as we learn

New work suggests that the brain can deliver neuron-specific feedback during learning—resembling the error signals that drive machine learning.

Categories: Computational Neuroscience, Mark Harnett

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Liqun Luo named winner of the 2026 Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

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Neurons receive precisely tailored teaching signals as we learn

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Feng Zhang inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

Language processing beyond the neocortex

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Unpacking social intelligence

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New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system

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All the connections

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All the connections

Celebrating worm science

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Who discovered neurons?

When it comes to language, context matters