Similarities in neocortical circuit organization across areas and species suggest a common
strategy to process diverse types of information, including sensation from diverse modalities …

▪ Abstract We explore the extent to which neocortical circuits generalize, ie, to what extent
can neocortical neurons and the circuits they form be considered as canonical? We find that …

Cortical neurons exhibit extreme diversity in gene expression as well as in morphological
and electrophysiological properties 1, 2. Most existing neural taxonomies are based on …

After entering the cerebral cortex, sensory information spreads through six different
horizontal neuronal layers that are interconnected by vertical axonal projections. It is …

▪ Abstract The highly interconnected networks of the mammalian forebrain can generate a
wide variety of synchronized activities, including those underlying epileptic seizures, which …

Neocortex, the neuronal structure at the base of the remarkable cognitive skills of mammals,
is a layered sheet of neuronal tissue composed of juxtaposed and interconnected columns …

Summary In layer 6 (L6), a principal output layer of the mammalian cerebral cortex, a
population of excitatory neurons defined by the NTSR1-Cre mouse line inhibit cortical …

Normal operations of the neocortex depend critically on several types of inhibitory
interneurons, but the specific function of each type is unknown. One possibility is that …

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 …

This review summarizes the local circuit, interlaminar connections in adult mammalian
neocortex. These were first demonstrated with anatomical techniques, which indicate some …