Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex.
Neuroscience produces a vast amount of data from an enormous diversity of neurons. A neuronal classification system is essential to organize such data and the knowledge that is derived from them. Classification depends on the unequivocal identification of the features that distinguish one type of neuron from another. The problems inherent in this are particularly acute when studying cortical interneurons. To tackle this, we convened a representative group of researchers to agree on a set of terms to describe the anatomical, physiological and molecular features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex. The resulting terminology might provide a stepping stone towards a future classification of these complex and heterogeneous cells. Consistent adoption will be important for the success of such an initiative, and we also encourage the active involvement of the broader scientific community in the dynamic evolution of this project.
Molecular Neuroscience Department and Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, MS2A1, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA. ascoli@gmu.edu;
Giorgio A
GA
Ascoli
Lidia
L
Alonso-Nanclares
Stewart A
SA
Anderson
German
G
Barrionuevo
Ruth
R
Benavides-Piccione
Andreas
A
Burkhalter
György
G
Buzsáki
Bruno
B
Cauli
Javier
J
Defelipe
Alfonso
A
Fairén
Dirk
D
Feldmeyer
Gord
G
Fishell
Yves
Y
Fregnac
Tamas F
TF
Freund
Daniel
D
Gardner
Esther P
EP
Gardner
Jesse H
JH
Goldberg
Moritz
M
Helmstaedter
Shaul
S
Hestrin
Fuyuki
F
Karube
Zoltán F
ZF
Kisvárday
Bertrand
B
Lambolez
David A
DA
Lewis
Oscar
O
Marin
Henry
H
Markram
Alberto
A
Muñoz
Adam
A
Packer
Carl C H
CC
Petersen
Kathleen S
KS
Rockland
Jean
J
Rossier
Bernardo
B
Rudy
Peter
P
Somogyi
Jochen F
JF
Staiger
Gabor
G
Tamas
Alex M
AM
Thomson
Maria
M
Toledo-Rodriguez
Yun
Y
Wang
David C
DC
West
Rafael
R
Yuste
D000200:Action Potentials; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007395:Interneurons / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013569:Synapses / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
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