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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2021

Increased Callosal Connectivity in Reeler Mice Revealed by Brain-Wide Input Mapping of VIP Neurons in Barrel Cortex.

Georg Hafner, Julien Guy, Mirko Witte, Pavel Truschow, Alina Rüppel, Nikoloz Sirmpilatze, Rakshit Dadarwal, Susann Boretius, Jochen F Staiger

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Georg HafnerInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Julien GuyInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Mirko WitteInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Pavel TruschowInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Alina RüppelInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
Nikoloz SirmpilatzeFunctional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Rakshit DadarwalFunctional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Susann BoretiusFunctional Imaging Laboratory, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Jochen F StaigerInstitute for Neuroanatomy, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University Göttingen, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
University of Göttingen · DEGerman Primate Center · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The neocortex is composed of layers. Whether layers constitute an essential framework for the formation of functional circuits is not well understood. We investigated the brain-wide input connectivity of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) expressing neurons in the reeler mouse. This mutant is characterized by a migration deficit of cortical neurons so that no layers are formed. Still, neurons retain their properties and reeler mice show little cognitive impairment. We focused on VIP neurons because they are known to receive strong long-range inputs and have a typical laminar bias toward upper layers. In reeler, these neurons are more dispersed across the cortex. We mapped the brain-wide inputs of VIP neurons in barrel cortex of wild-type and reeler mice with rabies virus tracing. Innervation by subcortical inputs was not altered in reeler, in contrast to the cortical circuitry. Numbers of long-range ipsilateral cortical inputs were reduced in reeler, while contralateral inputs were strongly increased. Reeler mice had more callosal projection neurons. Hence, the corpus callosum was larger in reeler as shown by structural imaging. We argue that, in the absence of cortical layers, circuits with subcortical structures are maintained but cortical neurons establish a different network that largely preserves cognitive functions.

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AnimalsBrain MappingCorpus CallosumMiceMice, Neurologic MutantsNeocortexNeural PathwaysNeuronsVasoactive Intestinal PeptideVasoactive Intestinal Peptidebarrel cortexcorpus callosumrabies tracingreelinVIP neurons

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PMCPMC7869096
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