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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. 2005 Jun 8;25(23):5521–5532. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0445-05.2005

Figure 8.

Figure 8

A, Examples of superficial and deep E cells reconstructed from intracellular fills. The importance of the long basilar dendrite of the superficial E cells is highlighted by the anatomical characteristics of the reconstruction shown in A. This cell was found far laterally in the ELL, in which the distance between the pyramidal and deep fiber layers (site of receptor-afferent termination) is minimal, yet the dendrite followed a sinuous trajectory that substantially increased its length. The diagrams to the right of each cell illustrate the dimensions and compartmentalization of the basilar dendrite models. The shaded compartment contained a spike-generating mechanism. B, C, Mutual information curves and STAs (inset) resulting from the superficial and deep pyramidal cell models, respectively. Firing rates for the superficial and deep cell simulations were 14.7 and 36.5 spikes/s, respectively, with local stimulation (stim) and 13.4 and 34.3 spikes/s with global stimulation. D, E, Example MI curves and STAs (insets) from example single superficial (13.6 spikes/s spontaneous rate) and deep (32.9 spikes/s spontaneous rate) E cells. Dashed and solid lines indicate local and global stimulus geometries, respectively.