The findings illuminate a crucial understanding of the brain's workings, potentially improving the design of brain-controlled prosthetics.
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    • The electrical fields generated by neurons play a key role in the coordination of brain functions.
    • The study showed that information in two areas of the brain is coordinated by an emerging electric field.
    • Electric fields have a strong causal effect on neuronal activity.
    • The findings could improve the design of brain-controlled prostheses.
    • Electrical fields control the electrical activity of networks of neurons to create a shared representation of information.
    • Ephaptic communication in vivo allows the formation of a memory network.
    • Research funding came from the UK Department of Research and Innovation, the US Office of Naval Research, the JPB Foundation and the Picower Institute.