The human cerebral cortex is neither one nor many: Neuronal distribution reveals two quantitatively different zones in the grey matter, three in the white matter, and explains local variations in cortical folding

• Main Authors: Pedro F. M. Ribeiro (Author), Lissa eVentura-Antunes (Author), Mariana eGabi (Author), Bruno eMota (Author), Lea T. Grinberg (Author), José Marcelo eFarfel (Author), Renata Elaine Paraizo Ferretti (Author), Renata eLeite (Author), Wilson eJacob Filho (Author), Suzana eHerculano-Houzel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The human prefrontal cortex has been considered different in several aspects and relatively enlarged compared to the rest of the cortical areas. Here we determine whether the white and gray matter of the prefrontal portion of the human cerebral cortex have similar or different cellular compositions...