title: Of mice and men, and chandeliers.
abstract: How does the human neocortex reliably propagate information through neural circuits? One mechanism appears to involve relying on strong connections from pyramidal neurons to interneurons and a depolarizing action of cortical chandelier cells.
authors.affiliation: the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yuste
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007395:Interneurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051379:Mice; D019579:Neocortex / Q000166:cytology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid