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Open problem · Neuroscience

Neural code

How is information encoded in the activity of neurons?

Summary

Neurons signal with sequences of action potentials; what the neural code is, and how much the precise timing of those spikes matters, is unresolved.

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Open, as listed by Wikipedia · Unsolved problems in neuroscience. Checked 29 Sep 2026.

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