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Microcircuits in the brain

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There is an increasing interest in computational models of neural networks, based on real synaptic circuits, for investigating the functional organization of the brain. It seems obvious that the utility of these models would be greater as more detailed circuit diagrams become available. The present paper provides some general quantitative data on the synaptic organization of the cerebral cortex and summarizes certain basic features of cortical microcircuits which might be useful for computational models of the cerebral cortex.

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DeFelipe, J. (1997). Microcircuits in the brain. In: Mira, J., Moreno-Díaz, R., Cabestany, J. (eds) Biological and Artificial Computation: From Neuroscience to Technology. IWANN 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1240. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0032458

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