Excitatory neuronal connectivity in the barrel cortex

• Kaituhi matua: Dirk eFeldmeyer (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Frontiers Media S.A., 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
• Urunga tuihono: Connect to this object online.

Neocortical areas are believed to be organised into vertical modules, the cortical columns, and the horizontal layers 1 to 6. In the somatosensory barrel cortex these columns are defined by the readily discernible barrel structure in layer 4. Information processing in the neocortex occurs along vert...