Neocortical areas are believed to be organized into vertical modules, the cortical columns,
and the horizontal layers 1–6. In the somatosensory barrel cortex these columns are defined …

The array of whiskers on the snout provides rodents with tactile sensory information relating
to the size, shape and texture of objects in their immediate environment. Rodents can use …

Soma location, dendrite morphology, and synaptic innervation may represent key
determinants of functional responses of individual neurons, such as sensory-evoked spiking …

This review attempts to summarise some of the major areas of neocortical research as it
pertains to layer 6. After a brief summary of the development of this intriguing layer, the …

This is the concluding article in a series of 3 studies that investigate the anatomical
determinants of thalamocortical (TC) input to excitatory neurons in a cortical column of rat …

The rodent somatosensory cortex includes well-defined examples of cortical columns—the
barrel columns—that extend throughout the cortical depth and are defined by discrete …

The striatum receives abundant glutamatergic afferents from the cortex and thalamus. These
inputs play a major role in the functions of the striatal neurons in normal conditions, and are …

The majority of neurons in the neocortex are excitatory pyramidal cells (PCs). Many
systematic classification schemes have been proposed based the neuronal morphology, the …

Abstract Neocortical lamina 6B (L6B) is a largely unexplored layer with a very
heterogeneous cellular composition. To date, only little is known about L6B neurons on a …

BACKGROUND: Nicotinic signaling in prefrontal layer VI pyramidal neurons is important to
the function of mature attention systems. The normal incorporation of α5 subunits into α4β2 …