Publications related to Betz cell

Does powder averaging remove dispersion bias in diffusion MRI diameter estimates within real 3D axonal architectures?

Noninvasive estimation of axon diameter with diffusion MRI holds the potential to investigate the dynamic properties of the brain network and pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies use powder averaging to account for complex white matter a ...

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE2022

Objective Morphological Classification of Neocortical Pyramidal Cells

Henry Markram, Kathryn Hess Bellwald, Srikanth Ramaswamy, Rodrigo de Campos Perin, Lida Kanari, Ying Shi, Julie Meystre, Marwan Muhammad Ahmed Abdellah, Yun Wang

A consensus on the number of morphologically different types of pyramidal cells (PCs) in the neocortex has not yet been reached, despite over a century of anatomical studies, due to the lack of agreement on the subjective classifications of neuron types, w ...

Oxford University Press (OUP)2019

Experimentally-constrained biophysical models of tonic and burst firing modes in thalamocortical neurons

Henry Markram, Sean Lewis Hill, Ying Shi, Werner Alfons Hilda Van Geit, Christian O'Reilly, Christian Andreas Rössert, Elisabetta Iavarone, Bas-Jan Zandt, Jane Yi

Somatosensory thalamocortical (TC) neurons from the ventrobasal (VB) thalamus are central components in the flow of sensory information between the periphery and the cerebral cortex, and participate in the dynamic regulation of thalamocortical states inclu ...

2019

Neuronal morphologies: the shapes of thoughts

Lida Kanari

The mammalian brain, one of the most fascinating systems in nature, is a complex biological structure that has kept scientists busy for over a century. Many of the brain's mysteries have been unraveled due to the enormous efforts of the scientific communit ...

EPFL2018

Synaptic and cellular organization of layer 1 of the developing rat somatosensory cortex

Henry Markram, Shruti Muralidhar, Yun Wang

Layer 1 of the neocortex is sparsely populated with neurons and heavily innervated by fibers from lower layers and proximal and distal brain regions. Understanding the potential functions of this layer requires a comprehensive understanding of its cellular ...

Frontiers Research Foundation2014

High Bandwidth Synaptic Communication and Frequency Tracking in Human Neocortex

Michele Giugliano

Neuronal firing, synaptic transmission, and its plasticity form the building blocks for processing and storage of information in the brain. It is unknown whether adult human synapses are more efficient in transferring information between neurons than roden ...

Public Library Science2014

Morphological development of thick-tufted layer v pyramidal cells in the rat somatosensory cortex

Henry Markram, Yun Wang, Sandrine Romand

The thick-tufted layer V pyramidal (TTL5) neuron is a key neuron providing output from the neocortex. Although it has been extensively studied, principles governing its dendritic and axonal arborization during development are still not fully quantified. Us ...

2011

Brief Bursts Self-Inhibit and Correlate the Pyramidal Network

Henry Markram, Rodrigo de Campos Perin, Gilad Silberberg, Thomas Berger

Inhibitory pathways are an essential component in the function of the neocortical microcircuitry. Despite the relatively small fraction of inhibitory neurons in the neocortex, these neurons are strongly activated due to their high connectivity rate and the ...

Public Library of Science2010

Interpretation of neuronal response properties with simplified neuron models

Laurent Badel

Computational neuroscience is a branch of the neurosciences that attempts to elucidate the principles underlying the operation of neurons with the help of mathematical modeling. In contrast with a number of fields pursuing a tightly related goal, such as m ...

EPFL2009

Frequency-dependent disynaptic inhibition in the pyramidal network: a ubiquitous pathway in the developing rat neocortex

Henry Markram, Rodrigo de Campos Perin, Gilad Silberberg, Thomas Berger

The general structure of the mammalian neocortex is remarkably similar across different cortical areas. Despite certain cytoarchitectural specializations and deviations from the general blueprint, the principal organization of the neocortex is relatively u ...

2009

Spike-timing prediction in a neuron model with active dendrites

Wulfram Gerstner, Richard Naud, Brice Bathellier

A complete model for single neurons must reproduce correctly the firing of spikes and bursts. Yet it must remain simple enough to be tractable in large-scale simulations. We present a study of a simplified model of Layer V pyramidal cells of the cortex wit ...

2009

Dynamic I-V curves are reliable predictors of naturalistic pyramidal-neuron voltage traces

Wulfram Gerstner, Carl Petersen, Laurent Badel, Sandrine Lefort, Romain Brette

Neuronal response properties are typically probed by intracellular measurements of current-voltage (I-V) relationships during application of current or voltage steps. Here we demonstrate the measurement of a novel I-V curve measured while the neuron exhibi ...

American Physiological Society2008

Morphological, electrophysiological, and synaptic properties of corticocallosal pyramidal cells in the neonatal rat neocortex

Henry Markram, Gilad Silberberg, Jean-Vincent Le Bé, Yi Wang

Neocortical pyramidal cells (PCs) project to various cortical and subcortical targets. In layer V, the population of thick tufted PCs (TTCs) projects to subcortical targets such as the tectum, brainstem, and spinal cord. Another population of layer V PCs p ...

Oxford University Press2007

Predicting neuronal activity with simple models of the threshold type: Adaptive Exponential Integrate-and-Fire model with two compartments

Wulfram Gerstner, Renaud Jolivet, Claudia Clopath

An adaptive Exponential Integrate-and-Fire (aEIF) model was used to predict the activity of layer-V-pyramidal neurons of rat neocortex under random current injection. A new protocol has been developed to extract the parameters of the aEIF model using an op ...

Elsevier2007

Disynaptic inhibition between neocortical pyramidal cells mediated by Martinotti cells

Henry Markram, Gilad Silberberg

Reliable activation of inhibitory pathways is essential for maintaining the balance between excitation and inhibition during cortical activity. Little is known, however, about the activation of these pathways at the level of the local neocortical microcirc ...

2007

Structure and dynamics of the neocortical microcircuit connectivity

Jean-Vincent Le Bé

The neocortex is the most computationally advanced portion of the brain. It is currently assumed to be composed of a large number of "cortical columns" – intricate arrangements of cortical neurons approximately 300-500 µm in diameter and 2-5 mm in height i ...

EPFL2007

Heterogeneity in the pyramidal network of the medial prefrontal cortex

Henry Markram, Thomas Berger, Yi Wang

The prefrontal cortex is specially adapted to generate persistent activity that outlasts stimuli and is resistant to distractors, presumed to be the basis of working memory. The pyramidal network that supports this activity is unknown. Multineuron patch-cl ...

2006