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More dorsal cortex, yes, but what flavor?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2004

Alessandro Treves*
Affiliation:
Programme in Neuroscience, SISSA, Trieste34014, Italyhttp://www.sissa.it/~ale/

Abstract:

Where the isocortex comes from is an important question, but even more important is understanding what it leads to – that is, what advantage is afforded by its peculiar organization in layers of distinct neuronal types. A computational hypothesis accounts for granulation and for the differentiation between supra- and infragranular pyramidal layers, as quantitatively advantageous to support fine topography in sensory maps.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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