Cortex: Statistics and Geometry of Neuronal Connectivity

1 Introduction

2 Where is the Cortex?

3 Analysis of the Neuropil

4 Density of Neurons

5 Density of Synapses

6 Comparison Between Synaptic and Neuronal Density

7 Density of Axons

8 Comparison Between the Densities of Neurons, Synapses and Axons

9 Microscopic Evidence of the Spacing of Synapses on Axons

10 Statistics of the Synapses Along the Axons

11 Density of Dendrites

12 Different Kinds of Synapses

13 Interim Discussion

14 Morphology of Neurons: Golgi Pictures

15 Classification of Cortical Neurons

16 Quantitative Aspects of the Three Types of Neurons. Methods

17 Length of the Axonal Ramification of Individual Neurons

18 Length of the Dendritic Trees

19 Relative Density of Axons and Dendrites

20 The Likelihood of a Synapse Between Two Pyramidal Cells

21 Peters'Rule and Whites Exceptions

22 Dendritic Spines

23 Synapses on Spineless Dendrites

24 In Search of Engrams

25 Postnatal Changes, Possibly Due to Learning, in the Guinea Pig Cortex

26 Cortico-Cortical Connections

27 Cortical Architectonics

28 Layers

29 Cyto- and myeloarchitectonics: Two aspects of the same reality

30 Special Areas

31 Map of the Cortex

32 How Cortex-Like Is the Hippocampus?

33 Summary of Statistical Anatomy and Conclusions Thereof

34 Comparative Aspects: Statistical Measures in Larger Brains

35 Global Activity, Cell Assemblies and Synfire Chains

36 Feature Detectors and Orientation Columns

37 Human language: the ultimate challenge for a theory of the cortex. An Essay

References

Subject Index

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