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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Organizational Principles of the Primate Cerebral Cortex at the Single-Cell Level.

Renrui Chen, Pengxing Nie, Liangxiao Ma, Guang-Zhong Wang

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Oxidative stress in neurodegeneration: from a simple insult to a dynamic regulator.Redox report : communications in free radical research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Renrui ChenCAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Pengxing NieCAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Liangxiao MaCAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Guang-Zhong WangCAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200031, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6432-8310

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170567National Natural Science Foundation of China 81827901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primate cerebral cortex, the major organ for cognition, consists of an immense number of neurons. However, the organizational principles governing these neurons remain unclear. By accessing the single-cell spatial transcriptome of over 25 million neuron cells across the entire macaque cortex, it is discovered that the distribution of neurons within cortical layers is highly non-random. Strikingly, over three-quarters of these neurons are located in distinct neuronal clusters. Within these clusters, different cell types tend to collaborate rather than function independently. Typically, excitatory neuron clusters mainly consist of excitatory-excitatory combinations, while inhibitory clusters primarily contain excitatory-inhibitory combinations. Both cluster types have roughly equal numbers of neurons in each layer. Importantly, most excitatory and inhibitory neuron clusters form spatial partnerships, indicating a balanced local neuronal network and correlating with specific functional regions. These organizational principles are conserved across mouse cortical regions. These findings suggest that different brain regions of the cortex may exhibit similar mechanisms at the neuronal population level.

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Cerebral CortexNeuronsAnimalsMacacaMiceSingle-Cell Analysiscell typecerebral cortexexcitation–inhibition balanceneuron clusteringsingle‐cell spatial transcriptomics

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PMID39846374
PMCPMC11923899

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