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Neurons encode information about the environment through their activity. As animals explore the environment, neurons rapidly acquire selectivity for distinct features of the external world; characterizing how these selectivity patterns…
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Vascular calcification is implicated as an important factor in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including heart attack and stroke. A controversy remains over how to integrate the diverse forms of vascular calcification into…