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1Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior, and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Neuron
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Abstract
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The variability of neural signals is no longer being disregarded as a nuisance. Here, Terlau et al.1 show that there is structure even in being noisy: their brain-wide analysis uncovers a sensory-to-association gradient of neural variability-and its adaptive benefits for human behavior.
