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
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
PSA-NCAM Immunoreactivity in Chandelier Cell Axon Terminals of the Human Temporal Cortex
Arellano J, DeFelipe J, Muñoz A. PSA-NCAM Immunoreactivity in Chandelier Cell Axon Terminals of the Human Temporal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2002, 12: 617-624. PMID: 12003861, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/12.6.617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChandelier cell axon terminalsPSA-NCAMLayers IIAxon terminalsPlastic changesAdult central nervous systemPSA-NCAM immunoreactivityDouble immunocytochemical stainingHuman temporal cortexHuman entorhinal cortexCentral nervous systemPV-immunoreactiveTemporal neocortexSerotonin receptorsEntorhinal cortexTemporal cortexNervous systemAxonal processesGABA transporterImmunocytochemical stainingGAT-1ParvalbuminNeocortexCortexPresent studyMicrostructure 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