2007
Glowing Green Pyramids: A False Positive for Neocortical Neurogenesis Reveals a Novel Neuronal–Microglial Fusion in the Postnatal Brain
Breunig J, Arellano J. Glowing Green Pyramids: A False Positive for Neocortical Neurogenesis Reveals a Novel Neuronal–Microglial Fusion in the Postnatal Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 1507-1508. PMID: 17304702, PMCID: PMC6673745, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5475-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex
Arellano J, Espinosa A, Fairén A, Yuste R, DeFelipe J. Non-synaptic dendritic spines in neocortex. Neuroscience 2006, 145: 464-469. PMID: 17240073, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Spaceflight Induces Changes in the Synaptic Circuitry of the Postnatal Developing Neocortex
DeFelipe J, Arellano J, Merchán-Pérez A, González-Albo M, Walton K, Llinás R. Spaceflight Induces Changes in the Synaptic Circuitry of the Postnatal Developing Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex 2002, 12: 883-891. PMID: 12122037, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/12.8.883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayers II/IIISynaptic circuitrySynaptic densityFlight animalsLaminar-specific mannerLower synaptic densityDensity of synapsesDays of spaceflightAsymmetrical synapsesCortical synapsesLayer IVCortical synaptogenesisLong-term spaceflightControl animalsDeveloping NeocortexAdult patternCortical organizationNeocortical circuitrySynapsesGround control animalsMonth periodSignificant differencesFuture long-term spaceflightsAnimalsNeocortical representationsMicrostructure of the neocortex: Comparative aspects
DeFelipe J, Alonso-Nanclares L, Arellano J. Microstructure of the neocortex: Comparative aspects. Brain Cell Biology 2002, 31: 299-316. PMID: 12815249, DOI: 10.1023/a:1024130211265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent cortical areasCortical areasExtrinsic afferent systemsNeocortex of humansInhibitory GABAergic interneuronsDensity of excitatoryNumber of synapsesSpecific cortical circuitsDistinct cortical areasSpiny cellsInhibitory circuitsGABAergic interneuronsInhibitory synapsesNeocortical neuronsNeuronal elementsPyramidal cellsAfferent systemsCortical circuitsNeocortical circuitsCortical tissueNumber of neuronsNeocortexNeuronsExcitatoryBasic microcircuit
2001
Neuropathological Findings in a Patient with Epilepsy and the Parry–Romberg Syndrome
DeFelipe J, Segura T, Arellano J, Merchán A, DeFelipe‐Oroquieta J, Martín P, Maestú F, Cajal S, Sánchez A, Sola R. Neuropathological Findings in a Patient with Epilepsy and the Parry–Romberg Syndrome. Epilepsia 2001, 42: 1198-1203. PMID: 11580770, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.45800.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParry-Romberg syndromeSeizure activityDentate gyrusIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyComplete seizure reliefPolymorph cell layerTemporal lobe epilepsyCause of epilepsyDentate gyrus circuitryNumber of synapsesStandard histopathologic methodsGamma-aminobutyric acidInhibitory basket cellsCell-sparse regionNeuropathologic findingsNeuropathological findingsSeizure reliefAxosomatic synapsesLobe epilepsySurgical interventionElectron microscopic levelMesial structuresEctopic massBasket cellsEntorhinal cortex