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Neocortex

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GABA Receptors: Mechanisms and Functions

Explores GABA receptors, inhibition mechanisms, signaling changes, and neuron types.

Explores molecular profiling for determining neuronal densities and the correlation with reconstructed circuits.

Explores neocortical neuron classification, ion channel kinetics, challenges in modeling individual cells, and data integration.

Glutamatergic Circuits: Mouse Whisker System

Delves into the role of glutamatergic synapses in relaying sensory information and highlights the significance of large amplitude synapses in sensory processing.

Neuroscience Techniques: Two-Photon Microscopy

Explores the use of two-photon microscopy in neuroscience research, highlighting its benefits and applications in brain imaging and behavior studies.

Why study human neuronal microcircuits

Explores the significance of studying human neuronal microcircuits and their correlation with brain size and cognitive abilities.

The difficulty of dissociating cells in human brain

Discusses the diversity of neocortical neurons, challenges in dissociating human brain cells, and the evolution of expanded neocortex across mammals.

Functional Brain Circuits

Explores brain circuits for sensory perception and external representation, covering thalamus communication, energy-saving mechanisms, inhibitory control, and time perception.

Blue Brain: Neocortical Microcircuitry

Covers the Blue Brain project's history, neocortical microcircuitry, neuron morphologies, and ion channel behavior.

Movement Planning: Hierarchical Motor Control

Explores movement planning and execution, focusing on hierarchical motor control and the implications for clinical interventions.

Regionalization: Early Brain Development

Explores the early regionalization of the brain and the differentiation and migration of cells in specific brain regions.

Neural Signals and Signal Processing

Explores neural signal modeling, nervous system structure, and fiber classification for understanding neural phenomena.

Neocortical inhibition: cellular mechanisms

Explores the cellular mechanisms of neocortical inhibition through different types of GABAergic neurons and their inhibitory roles.

Compartmental Models: Active Dendrites

Explores compartmental models in computational neuroscience, focusing on active dendrites and experimental findings.