Table 2.
Systematic variation of basal dendritic field area of pyramidal neurons in layer III across the macaque cortex parallels laminar elaboration.
| Cortical area | Basal dendritic field area (×104μm2) ∗Average across cases | Structural type (Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997; Hilgetag et al., 2016) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1i (primary visual area, interblobs) | 2 | 8 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| V1b (primary visual area, between blobs) | 2.69 | 8 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| V1 (primary visual area) | ∗4.08 | 8 | Elston and Rosa, 1997; Elston et al., 2005 |
| V2 interstripe (secondary visual area, cytochrome oxidase poor interstripes) | 4.23 | 7 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| V2 (secondary visual area) | ∗4.43 | 7 | Elston and Rosa, 1997; Elston et al., 2001 |
| V2 thin stripe (secondary visual area, cytochrome oxidase rich stripes) | 4.63 | 7 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| 3b (primary somesthesic area 3b) | 4.91 | – | Elston and Rockland, 2002 |
| A1 (primary auditory area) | 5.05 | – | Elston et al., 2010 |
| V4 (occipital extrastriate visual area 4) | 7.47 | 6 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| 4 (primary motor area) | 7.49 | – | Elston and Rockland, 2002 |
| 5 (posterior parietal area 5) | 8.06 | – | Elston and Rockland, 2002 |
| TEa (inferior temporal area TEa) | 8.19 | – | Elston et al., 2001 |
| MT (middle temporal area) | 8.38 | 6 | Elston and Rosa, 1997 |
| 7a (posterior parietal area 7a) | 8.47 | 4 | Elston and Rosa, 1997 |
| LIPv (ventral portion of the lateral intraparietal area) | 8.81 | 5 | Elston and Rosa, 1997 |
| 6 (Premotor area 6) | 9.03 | – | Elston and Rockland, 2002 |
| 7b (posterior parietal area 7b) | 9.60 | – | Elston and Rockland, 2002 |
| TE (inferior temporal area TE) | 9.70 | – | Elston et al., 1999b |
| 7m (posterior parietal area 7m) | ∗10.9 | – | Elston et al., 1999c; Elston, 2001 |
| FEF (frontal eye field) | 11.5 | 5 | Elston and Rosa, 1998b |
| 46 (dorsolateral prefrontal area 46) | ∗11.5 | 4–5 | Elston et al., 2011 |
| STP (superior temporal polysensory area) | ∗12 | 4 | Elston et al., 1999b; Elston, 2001 |
| 13 (posterior orbitofrontal area 13) | ∗12 | 2 | Elston et al., 2011 |
| TEO (inferior temporal area TEO) | 12.30 | 6 | Elston and Rosa, 1998a |
| 11 (orbitofrontal area 11) | 12.30 | 3 | Elston, 2000 |
| 9 (dorsolateral prefrontal area 9) | ∗12.35 | 4 | Elston et al., 2011 |
| IT (inferior temporal cortex) | ∗12.70 | – | Elston et al., 2005 |
| 10 (frontopolar area 10) | ∗12.85 | 4 | Elston, 2000; Elston et al., 2001, 2011 |
| 12 (dorsolateral prefrontal area 12) | ∗12.90 | 3–4 | Elston, 2000; Elston et al., 2011 |
| 23 (posterior cingulate area 23) | ∗13.30 | – | Elston et al., 2005 |
| 24 (anterior cingulate area 24) | ∗18.40 | 1 | Elston et al., 2005 |