3.35 lateral inhibition. Mechanism which is thought to increase the frequency selectivity of neurons in the central nervous system. Neurons with a specific best frequency inhibit neurons with different best frequencies, thus reducing response to frequencies remote from best frequency, sharpening the tuning curve.
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