Correlations in firing rate between pairs of neurons can change depending on task and attentional demands. This new finding suggests that measuring correlations can help to reveal how neural circuits process information.
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Pouget, A., DeAngelis, G. Paying attention to correlated neural activity. Nat Neurosci 11, 1371–1372 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1208-1371
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