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What Does the Anatomical Organization of the Entorhinal Cortex Tell Us?
Joint Authors
Canto, Cathrin B.
Wouterlood, Floris G.
Witter, Menno P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The entorhinal cortex is commonly perceived as a major input and output structure of the hippocampal formation, entertaining the role of the nodal point of cortico-hippocampal circuits.
Superficial layers receive convergent cortical information, which is relayed to structures in the hippocampus, and hippocampal output reaches deep layers of entorhinal cortex, that project back to the cortex.
The finding of the grid cells in all layers and reports on interactions between deep and superficial layers indicate that this rather simplistic perception may be at fault.
Therefore, an integrative approach on the entorhinal cortex, that takes into account recent additions to our knowledge database on entorhinal connectivity, is timely.
We argue that layers in entorhinal cortex show different functional characteristics most likely not on the basis of strikingly different inputs or outputs, but much more likely on the basis of differences in intrinsic organization, combined with very specific sets of inputs.
Here, we aim to summarize recent anatomical data supporting the notion that the traditional description of the entorhinal cortex as a layered input-output structure for the hippocampal formation does not give the deserved credit to what this structure might be contributing to the overall functions of cortico-hippocampal networks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Canto, Cathrin B.& Wouterlood, Floris G.& Witter, Menno P.. 2008. What Does the Anatomical Organization of the Entorhinal Cortex Tell Us?. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467560
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Canto, Cathrin B.…[et al.]. What Does the Anatomical Organization of the Entorhinal Cortex Tell Us?. Neural Plasticity No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467560
American Medical Association (AMA)
Canto, Cathrin B.& Wouterlood, Floris G.& Witter, Menno P.. What Does the Anatomical Organization of the Entorhinal Cortex Tell Us?. Neural Plasticity. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467560
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467560