Moritz Helmstaedter is director of the connectomics department at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany.

Moritz Helmstaedter
Director, Department of Connectomics
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
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Of mice and human interneurons: Q&A with Moritz Helmstaedter
People’s brains have a larger network of inhibitory interneurons than mouse brains do, according to a new study. Changes to that network could contribute to autism or other conditions, says lead investigator Moritz Helmstaedter.

Of mice and human interneurons: Q&A with Moritz Helmstaedter
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