Neocortical Layer 6, A Review

This review attempts to summarise some of the major areas of neocortical research as it pertains to neocortical layer 6. After a brief summary of the development of this intriguing layer, the major pyramidal cell classes to be found in layer 6 are described and compared. The connections made and received by these different classes of neurones are then discussed and the possible functions of these connections, with particular reference to the shaping of responses in visual cortex and thalamus. Inhibition in layer 6 is discussed where appropriate, but not in great detail. Many types of interneurones are to be found in each cortical layer and layer 6 is no exception, but the functions of each type remain to be elucidated (Gonchar et al., 2007).

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

• Publication date

  2010-01-27

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.3389/fnana.2010.00013PMID 20556241PMCID 2885865
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