Topic: cortical layers

While anatomical connectivity changes slowly through synaptic learning, the functional connectivity of neurons changes rapidly with ongoing activity of neurons and their functional interactions. Functional networks of neurons and neural populations reflect how their interactions change with behaviors, stimulus types, and internal states. Therefore, the information propagation across a network can be analyzed through the varying topological properties of the functional networks. Our study investigates the functional networks of the visual cortex at both the single-cell and population levels. Ou

The cerebral cortex is the most evolved structure of the brain and the site for higher cognitive functions. It consists of 6 layers, each composed of specific types of neurons. Interconnectivity between cortical areas is critical for sensory integration and sensorimotor transformation. Inter-areal cortical projection neurons are located in all cortical layers and form a heterogeneous population, which send their axon across cortical areas, both within and across hemispheres. How this diversity emerges during development remains largely unknown. Here, we address this question by linking the con