2007
4.12 Specializations of the Cortical Microstructure of Humans
DeFelipe J, Alonso-Nanclares L, Arellano J, Ballesteros-Yáñez I, Benavides-Piccione R, Muñoz A. 4.12 Specializations of the Cortical Microstructure of Humans. 2007, 167-190. DOI: 10.1016/b0-12-370878-8/00043-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman neocortexHuman cortical functionNeocortex of humansTypes of neuronsNumber of synapsesCerebral cortexGABAergic interneuronsCortical functionCortical areasCertain subtypesMicroanatomical studyNeocortexCortical microstructureNeocortical circuitsCortical organizationCortical structuresNeuronsInterneuronsCortexWide variationMammalian speciesLarger brainsHumansSynaptologyUnique specializations
2002
Microstructure 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