A top-down search for inhibitory cell subtypes in the songbird.

High-throughput methods are revolutionizing our ability to classify neurons based on their transcriptome. In this issue of Neuron , Hozhabri and colleagues 1 first categorize songbird GABAergic neurons by functional role and then link these functional subtypes to molecular identity. High-throughput methods are revolutionizing our ability to classify neurons based on their transcriptome. In this issue of Neuron , Hozhabri and colleagues first categorize songbird GABAergic neurons by functional role and then link these functional subtypes to molecular identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]