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

A Distinct Population of L6 Neurons in Mouse V1 Mediate Cross-Callosal Communication.

Yajie Liang, Jiang Lan Fan, Wenzhi Sun, Rongwen Lu, Ming Chen, Na Ji

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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 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yajie LiangJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
Jiang Lan FanUCSF-UC Berkeley Joint PhD Program in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Wenzhi SunJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
Rongwen LuJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
Ming CheniHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Na JiJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
University of California, Berkeley · USChinese Institute for Brain Research · CNNational Institutes of Health · USShanghaiTech University · CNUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Validating Theoretical Models with Neurophysiology and OptogeneticsU19NS107613 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI DOIRON, BRENT D. · 2018 to 2022
$16.7M
Integrated Biophysical and Neural Model of Electrical Stimulation EffectsR01NS109553 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BAZHENOV, MAKSIM V, HALGREN, ERIC · 2019 to 2023
$4.4M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNational Natural Science Foundation of China 31700909NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS109553NINDS NIH HHS U19 NS107613
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Through the corpus callosum, interhemispheric communication is mediated by callosal projection (CP) neurons. Using retrograde labeling, we identified a population of layer 6 (L6) excitatory neurons as the main conveyer of transcallosal information in the monocular zone of the mouse primary visual cortex (V1). Distinct from L6 corticothalamic (CT) population, V1 L6 CP neurons contribute to an extensive reciprocal network across multiple sensory cortices over two hemispheres. Receiving both local and long-range cortical inputs, they encode orientation, direction, and receptive field information, while are also highly spontaneous active. The spontaneous activity of L6 CP neurons exhibits complex relationships with brain states and stimulus presentation, distinct from the spontaneous activity patterns of the CT population. The anatomical and functional properties of these L6 CP neurons enable them to broadcast visual and nonvisual information across two hemispheres, and thus may play a role in regulating and coordinating brain-wide activity events.

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AnimalsCorpus CallosumMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonNeuronsPhotic StimulationPrimary Visual CortexVisual Pathwayscallosal projection neuronscorpus callosumcorticothalamic neuronslayer 6visual cortex

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PMID33987642
PMCPMC8328214
OpenAlexW3161395313

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