We present a first-draft digital reconstruction of the microcircuitry of somatosensory cortex of
juvenile rat. The reconstruction uses cellular and synaptic organizing principles to …

4.3. 1.1. Other pyramidal cells 4.3. 1.2. Spiny nonpyramidal neurons 4.3. 1.3. Aspiny nonpyramidal
neurons 4.3. 2. Cortical afferent systems 4.3. 2.1. Thalamocortical afferent fibers 4.3. …

The appearance of the neocortex, its expansion, and its differentiation in mammals,
represents one of the principal episodes in the evolution of the vertebrate brain. One of the …

The main goal of this article is to review certain aspects of the circuitry of the human cerebral
cortex that may be particularly relevant for the development, maintenance or spread of …

A major challenge in neuroscience is to decipher the structural layout of the brain. The term “connectome”
has recently been proposed to refer to the highly organized connection matrix …

A systematic classification and accepted nomenclature of neuron types is much needed but
is currently lacking. This article describes a possible taxonomical solution for classifying …

This article provides a general account of types of neurons, synaptic connections and chemical
characteristics (colocalization studies) of cells immunoreactive for the three main calcium-…

The tremendous expansion and the differentiation of the neocortex constitute two major
events in the evolution of the mammalian brain. The increase in size and complexity of our …

Dendritic spines are critical elements of cortical circuits, since they establish most excitatory
synapses. Recent studies have reported correlations between morphological and functional …

Temporal lobe epilepsy is a common, chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent
spontaneous seizures. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, noncoding RNAs that regulate …