Local connection of excitatory neurons in rat motor-associated cortical areas

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue APR 2013, 2013, Pages

  Kaneko, Takehsi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticospinal projection neurons; Corticothalamic projection neurons; Excitatory connection; Local circuit; Microcircuit; Motor cortex; Pyramidal neurons; Thalamocortical projection

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CELL LABELING; CONNECTOME; CORTICOSPINAL NERVE CELL; CORTICOTHALAMIC NERVE CELL; DENDRITE; EXCITATORY NEURON; EXCITATORY SUBCORTICAL INPUT DOMAIN ZONE; HUMAN; INHIBITORY INPUT DOMAIN ZONE; MIDDLE LAYER SPINY NERVE CELL; MOTOR ASSOCIATED CORTICAL AREA; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REVIEW; RODENT; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 84875846037     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00075     Document Type: Review

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