Llinás's law

Llinás's law
Details
Key conceptsThe function of an individual neuron is determined by the information it receives and relays rather than by its intrinsic properties.
OriginRodolfo Llinás
Cognitive featuresNeuroscience
Terminology on cognition

Llinás's law, or law of no interchangeability of neurons, is a concept proposed by the Colombian neuroscientist Rodolfo Llinás. This principle states that the function of an individual neuron is determined by the information received and relayed rather than its inherent nature and properties.

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