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Bypassing interneurons: inhibition in neocortex

A recent paper suggests a new form of inhibitory circuit in cortex, in which a pyramidal cell directly excites the presynaptic terminal of an inhibitory interneuron, allowing the rapid and powerful inhibition of another pyramidal cell....

Scientists explain inception of perception in the brain

... the speed of their response is what causes this fast inhibition," Cruikshank said. "What’s exciting about these findings is that they help to explain how the cortex handles information at the very earliest stages of processing. And understand...

The Control Interrupt Model of Psychedelic Action

... such as the layers of the cortex or the retina, fast inhibition is applied laterally to boost contrast discrimination in sensory detail; this is called lateral inhibition. Fast inhibition in the cortex can also be applied from the bottom-up as well...

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