Neocortex - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Polycomb limits the neurogenic competence of neural precursor cells to promote astrogenic fate transition.

8 Sep 2009 During neocortical development, neural precursor cells (NPCs, or neural stem cells) produce neurons first and astrocytes later. Although the timing of the fate switch from neurogenic to astrogenic is critical for determining the number of neurons, ... Read more...

Cooperative synapse formation in the neocortex.

2 Sep 2009 Neuron morphology plays an important role in defining synaptic connectivity. Clearly, only pairs of neurons with closely positioned axonal and dendritic branches can be synaptically coupled. For excitatory neurons in the cerebral cortex, such ... Read more...

Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex.

17 Aug 2009 Activity in neocortex is often characterized by synchronized oscillations of neurons and networks, resulting in the generation of a local field potential (LFP) and electroencephalogram. Do the neuronal networks of the cerebellum also generate ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neocortex - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Polycomb limits the neurogenic competence of neural precursor cells to promote astrogenic fate transition. 8 Sep 2009
• Cooperative synapse formation in the neocortex. 2 Sep 2009
• Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex. 17 Aug 2009
• Behavioral tagging is a general mechanism of long-term memory formation. 9 Aug 2009
• Regional rates of neocortical atrophy from normal aging to early Alzheimer disease. 9 Aug 2009
• Synaptic integration in tuft dendrites of layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a new unifying principle. 5 Aug 2009
• Differences in the spike activity of hippocampus and neocortex neurons in active and passive rabbits in emotionally negative situations. 19 Jul 2009
• Improving spike separation using waveform derivatives. 7 Jul 2009
• Architectonic subdivisions of neocortex in the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri). 29 Jun 2009
• Human neocortical electrical activity recorded on nonpenetrating microwire arrays: applicability for neuroprostheses. 29 Jun 2009
• Robust, long-term control of an electrocorticographic brain-computer interface with fixed parameters. 29 Jun 2009
• An empirical analysis of the precision of estimating the numbers of neurons and glia in human neocortex using a fractionator-design with sub-sampling. 7 Jun 2009
• Functional characterization of muscarinic autoreceptors in rat and human neocortex. 27 May 2009
• Genetic regulation of proliferation/differentiation characteristics of neural progenitor cells in the developing neocortex. 20 May 2009
• Postnatal development of dendritic synaptic integration in rat neocortical pyramidal neurons. 18 May 2009
• Sequence memory for prediction, inference and behaviour. 10 May 2009
• Multiple forms of activity-dependent intrinsic plasticity in layer V cortical neurones in vivo. 9 May 2009
• Mechanisms of neocortical development. 29 Apr 2009
• Rapid neocortical dynamics: cellular and network mechanisms. 28 Apr 2009
• Activity pattern-dependent long-term potentiation in neocortex and hippocampus of GluA1 (GluR-A) subunit-deficient mice. 27 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Neocortex'

Definition: The largest portion of the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is composed of NEURONS arranged in six layers.

Descriptor UI: D019579

Alternative terms: Neocortex; Neocortices;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.420;

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