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Brodmann area 3,1,2

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Primary somatosensory cortex

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Brodmann area 4

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Primary motor cortex

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Brodmann area 5 and 7

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Somatosensory association cortex

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Brodmann area 6

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Premotor cortex (PMC) and supplementary motor cortex (SMC)

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Brodmann areas 17 and 18

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Primary visual cortex V1 (17) and secondary visual cortex V2 (18)

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Brodmann areas 41 and 42

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Auditory cortex

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What does the triune brain model tell us?

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The brain is 3 different smaller brains piled on top of each other with conflicting processes

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Cranial nerve I

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Olfactory nerve: smell

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Cranial nerve II

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Optic nerve: vision

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Cranial nerve III

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Opthalamic: eye movement

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Cranial nerve IV

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Trochlear: eye movement

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Cranial nerve V

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Trigeminal: face, sinuses, teeth, and jaw muscles (chewing)

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Cranial nerve VI

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Abducens: eye movement

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Cranial nerve VII

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Facial: tongue, soft palate, facial muscles, salivary glands, tear glands, taste

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Cranial nerve VIII

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Vestibulocochlear: hearing and balance

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Cranial nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal: throat muscles, taste, gag reflex

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Cranial nerve X

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Vagus: parasympathetic innervation and gag reflex

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Cranial nerve XI

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Spinal accessory: neck muscles

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Cranial nerve XII

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Hypoglossal: tongue muscles

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Acronym for knowing whether a nerve is sensory or motor or both

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Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More

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Acronym for cranial nerves

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  • Oh oh oh to touch and feel very good velvet ah heaven
  • Olfactory optic oculomotor trochlear trigeminal abducens facial vestibulocochlear glossopharyngeal vagus (spinal) accessory hypoglossal
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Coronal plane

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Vertical plane

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Spinal nerves from top to bottom

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccyx

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Number of each spinal nerve

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  • Cervical: 8
  • Thoracic: 12
  • Lumbar: 5
  • Sacral: 5
  • Coccygeal: 1
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What hormone does the parasympathetic nervous system use

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Acetylcholine ONLY

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What hormone does the sympathetic nervous system use

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Preganglionic neurons use acetylcholine, post ganglionic neurons use norepinephrine

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Which autonomic NS has longer axons

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Parasympathetic axons are longer

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What is the organization of neurons in the parasympathetic NS

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Most neurons come from the brain stem, while the other few come from sacral sections of the spinal cord

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What is medial to the internal capsule

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Caudate and the thalamus

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What’s lateral to the internal capsule

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Putamen and globus pallidus

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What two divisions make up the forebrain

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Telencephalon and diencephalon

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What is the telencephalon made out of

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Cortex, basal ganglia, limbic system

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What does the diencephalon consist of

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

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What are the two divisions of the hindbrain

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Metencephalon and myelencephalon

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What is the metencephalon consist of

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Cerebellum and pons

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What is the myelencephalon

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Medulla

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Precentral gyrus

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Primary somatosensory cortex

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Postcentral gyrus

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Primary motor cortex

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Tract

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Bundle of axons in the CNS

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Nerve

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Bundle of axons in the PNS

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What layer of cortex do pyramidal cells have their cell bodies in

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Layers III or IV

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Components of the limbic system

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Amygdala, mamillary bodies, fornix, hippocampus, cingulate gyrus

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Stria terminalis

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Provides reciprocal connection between hypothalamus and amygdala

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Tectum

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Roof of the midbrain

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What two structures are present in the midbrain

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Colliculi and red nucleus

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Purkinje cells

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A large type of nerve cell in the middle layer of the cerebellum

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Granule cell

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A small never cell that makes up the largest and deepest layer of the cerebellum

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How are the parallel fibers of the cerebellum made

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The axons of the granule cells rise to the surface of the cerebellum to form the molecular layer (outermost layer) of the cerebellum

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Association fibers

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Connect the cortex to the cortex ipsilaterally

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Types of association fibers

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Arcuate and uncinate fasciculus, cingulum

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Commisural fibers

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Connect the cortex to the cortex contralaterally

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Projection fibers

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Connect the cortex to subcortical structures ipsilaterally

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Types of projection tracts

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Internal capsule and corona radiata

54
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What role do septal nuclei play in aging

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The septal nuclei have a reciprocal connection with the thalamus; loss of septal nuclei is why we lose memory as we age

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How do you know you’re looking at the limbic system

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When you don’t see the anterior commissure in the sagittal section

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Part of the brain supplied by the PCA

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  • Lateral view: Inferior temporal gyrus and occipital lobe
  • Basal view: More caudal, from cerebellum to the optic chiasm
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Parts of the brain supplied by MCA

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  • Lateral view: Superior and middle temporal gyri, and everything but the top parts of the frontal and parietal lobes (everything but the edges of the brain)
  • Basal view: Lateral edges of the brain
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Parts of the brain supplied by ACA

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  • Lateral view: top edge of the frontal and parietal lobe
  • Basal view: Rostral part of the brain, only the medial part of the brain above the optic chiasm
59
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Draw the circle of Willis

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Draw it or visualize!

60
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Difference between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

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  • Ischemic stroke: rupture in an artery causes blood leakage into the brain
  • Hemorrhagic stroke: Clots or debris create a blockage of blood in the brain
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What role do microglia play in strokes

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Microglia cause the swelling of the brain in hemorrhagic strokes

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What artery is usually the cause of a stroke

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Middle cerebral artery

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Angiography

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Blood vessels are filled with an X-ray blocking dye (radiopaque) then an X-ray is taken. This provides a detailed view of the cerebral blood vessel

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Computerized axial tomography (CT/CAT)

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X-ray of different slices of the brain put together

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Resolution of CT scans and functional use

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  • Medium resolution
  • Makes it useful for visualizing strokes and tumors
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Magnetic energy is used to generate images

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Resolution of MRI and functional use

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  • Higher resolution
  • Reveals subtle changes in the brain such as the loss of myelin
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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

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A form of MRI where the diffusion of water in the confined space of axons (fractional anisotropy) is used to produce image of fiber tracts

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Fractional anisotropy (FA)

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Water tends to diffuse more readily along the long axis of an enclosed space such as an axon

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DTI tractography

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Using DTI to visualize the orientation and termination of white matter tracts

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Function of DTI

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Allows us to create a complete map of neural connections in our nervous system

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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Radioactive chemicals are injected into the bloodstream and CT scans are taken to map the destination of the chemicals in the brain

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Function of PET

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Depict the brain’s activity, usually done by administering glucose while subject is performing cognitive tasks

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Functional MRI

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MRI that detects changes in blood flow

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Resolution of fMRI

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  • High spatial resolution
  • Low temporal resolution bc it gathers data over relatively long periods of time to put them together
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Function of fMRI

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Allows us to see synaptic inputs ad local processing

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Optical imaging

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Using near-infrared light that passes easily through the scalp and skull

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Function of optical imaging

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Represent electrical signals of neurons and blood flow

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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Stimulation of cortical neurons through application of strong magnetic fields

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Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

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Ultrasensitive detectors create real-time maps of cortical activity during cognitive processing

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Resolution of MEG

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  • Very high temporal resolution: responds very quickly to moment-by-moment changes in brain activity
82
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What did brain imaging show in someone in a coma?

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Researchers asked somebody in a coma to imagine playing tennis, and the corresponding SMA and PMC had shown activity

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Brain imaging method with fastest temporal resolution

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MEG and EEG: detect very fast changes in the brain

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Brain imaging method with slowest temporal resolution

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Brain imaging method with lowest spatial resolution

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MEG and EEG: not very accurate spatial resolution, don’t provide detailed images

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Brain imaging method with highest spatial resolution

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MRI/fMRI: provides very fine structural detail in images

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6 layers of the neocortex

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  • Molecular
  • External granular
  • External pyramidal
  • Internal granular
  • Internal pyramidal
  • Multiform/fusiform
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Pyramidal cells

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Main output neurons of the cerebral cortex and make up 75% of the cortex

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Betz cells

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A large pyramidal cell only found in the internal pyramidal layer

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Oblique dendrite

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Dendrite that branches from an apical dendrite

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Fusiform cell

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Found in the fusiform layer, and are usually projection cells

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Stellate/granular cells

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Small cells with processes that project in all planes, found everywhere except the molecular layer of cortex

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Horizontal cells of Cajal

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Only found in the molecular part of the cortex

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Cells of Martinotti

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Multipolar neurons that are most densely located within the fusiform layer

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Example of afferent (sensory) connection

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Special thalamocortical axon

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Example of efferent connection

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Recurrent collateral?

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