Neuronal circuits of the neocortex.
- Douglas RJ Institute of Neuroinformatics, University/ETH Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland. rjd@ini.phys.ethz.ch
- Martin KA
- 2004-06-26
Published in:
- Annual review of neuroscience. - 2004
Animals
Cell Size
Humans
Models, Neurological
Neocortex
Nerve Net
Neural Inhibition
Neural Pathways
Neurons
Synaptic Transmission
English
We explore the extent to which neocortical circuits generalize, i.e., to what extent can neocortical neurons and the circuits they form be considered as canonical? We find that, as has long been suspected by cortical neuroanatomists, the same basic laminar and tangential organization of the excitatory neurons of the neocortex is evident wherever it has been sought. Similarly, the inhibitory neurons show characteristic morphology and patterns of connections throughout the neocortex. We offer a simple model of cortical processing that is consistent with the major features of cortical circuits: The superficial layer neurons within local patches of cortex, and within areas, cooperate to explore all possible interpretations of different cortical input and cooperatively select an interpretation consistent with their various cortical and subcortical inputs.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- green
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144152
- PMID 15217339
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/219855
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