Citation:
Uchida, N., Eshel, N., & Watabe-Uchida, M. (2013). Division of labor for division: inhibitory interneurons with different spatial landscapes in the olfactory system. Neuron , 80 (5), 1106-1109.
Abstract:
Normalizing neural responses by the sum of population activity allows the nervous system to adjust its sensitivity according to task demands, facilitating intensity-invariant information processing. In this issue of Neuron, two studies, Kato et al. (2013) and Miyamichi et al. (2013), suggest that parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the olfactory bulb play a role in this process.