The neocortical circuit: Themes and variations

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 170-181

  Harris, Kenneth D ^a   Shepherd, Gordon M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMATION; INTERNEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERNEURONS; NEOCORTEX; NERVE NET;

EID: 84923096391     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3917     Document Type: Review

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