Classification of fusiform neocortical interneurons based on unsupervised clustering

B Cauli1, J T Porter, K Tsuzuki

  • 1Neurobiologie et Diversité Cellulaire, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7637, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles, Paris, France.

Summary

Researchers classified fusiform neocortical interneurons using electrophysiology and molecular analysis. Three distinct interneuron groups were identified, suggesting specialized functions in the rat neocortex.

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