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Neural Networks of the Mouse Neocortex

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Zingg, Brian, Hintiryan, Houri, Gou, Lin, Song, Monica Y., Bay, Maxwell, Bienkowski, Michael S., Foster, Nicholas N., Yamashita, Seita +3 more·2014·Cell

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Numerous studies have examined the neuronal inputs and outputs of many areas within the mammalian cerebral cortex, but how these areas are organized into neural networks that communicate across the entire cortex is unclear. Over 600 labeled neuronal pathways acquired from tracer injections placed across the entire mouse neocortex enabled us to generate a cortical connectivity atlas. A total of 240 intracortical connections were manually reconstructed within a common neuroanatomic framework, forming a cortico-cortical connectivity map that facilitates comparison of connections from different cortical targets. Connectivity matrices were generated to provide an overview of all intracortical connections and subnetwork clusterings. The connectivity matrices and cortical map revealed that the entire cortex is organized into four somatic sensorimotor, two medial, and two lateral subnetworks that display unique topologies and can interact through select cortical areas. Together, these data provide a resource that can be used to further investigate cortical networks and their corresponding functions.

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Zingg, B., Hintiryan, H., Gou, L., Song, M. Y., Bay, M., Bienkowski, M. S., Foster, N. N., Yamashita, S., Bowman, I., Toga, A. W., & Dong, H.-W.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Dong, Hong-Wei
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-02
Volume
156
Issue
5
Pages
1096-1111
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1964049834
Cited by
797
References
9
Citations by year
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FWCI
34.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH094360, MH094360-01A1)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (P41EB015922)
  • National Center for Research Resources (P41RR013642, AWT 3P41RR013642-12S3)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
mouse neocortex, corticocortical connections, intracortical connections, connectivity matrix
MeSH terms
Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cerebral Cortex, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Neural Pathways, Mice, Connectome

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