Comment on “Principles of connectivity among morphologically defined cell types in adult neocortex”
Author(s) -
Alison L. Barth,
Andreas Burkhalter,
Edward M. Callaway,
Barry W. Connors,
Bruno Cauli,
Javier DeFelipe,
Dirk Feldmeyer,
Tamás F. Freund,
Yasuo Kawaguchi,
Zoltan Kisvarday,
Yoshiyuki Kubota,
Chris J. McBain,
Marcel Oberlaender,
Jean Rossier,
Bernardo Rudy,
Jochen F. Staiger,
Péter Somogyi,
Gábor Tamás,
Rafael Yuste
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.aaf5663
Subject(s) - neocortex , neuroscience , cognitive science , interneuron , minutiae , psychology , biology , computer science , artificial intelligence , fingerprint (computing) , fingerprint recognition , inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Jiang et al (Research Article, 27 November 2015, aac9462) describe detailed experiments that substantially add to the knowledge of cortical microcircuitry and are unique in the number of connections reported and the quality of interneuron reconstruction. The work appeals to experts and laypersons because of the notion that it unveils new principles and provides a complete description of cortical circuits. We provide a counterbalance to the authors' claims to give those less familiar with the minutiae of cortical circuits a better sense of the contributions and the limitations of this study
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