Open AccessOf Mice and Men, and Chandeliers
Author(s) -
Alan R. Woodruff,
Rafael Yuste
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060243
Subject(s) - neocortex , biology , neuroscience , depolarization , biological neural network , mechanism (biology) , nerve net , biophysics , physics , quantum mechanics
How does the human neocortex reliably propagate information through neural circuits? One mechanism appears to involve relying on strong connections from pyramidal neurons to interneurons and a depolarizing action of cortical chandelier cells.
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