[HTML][HTML] Evolution of cortical neurons supporting human cognition

AA Galakhova, S Hunt, R Wilbers, DB Heyer… - Trends in cognitive …, 2022 - cell.com
Human cognitive abilities are generally thought to arise from cortical expansion over the
course of human brain evolution. In addition to increased neuron numbers, this cortical …

Strong and reliable synaptic communication between pyramidal neurons in adult human cerebral cortex

S Hunt, Y Leibner, EJ Mertens, N Barros-Zulaica… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Synaptic transmission constitutes the primary mode of communication between neurons. It is
extensively studied in rodent but not human neocortex. We characterized synaptic …

Mapping thalamic innervation to individual L2/3 pyramidal neurons and modeling their 'readout'of visual input

A Balcioglu, R Gillani, M Doron, K Burnell, T Ku… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The thalamus is the main gateway for sensory information from the periphery to the
mammalian cerebral cortex. A major conundrum has been the discrepancy between the …

HCN channels at the cell soma ensure the rapid electrical reactivity of fast-spiking interneurons in human neocortex

V Szegedi, E Bakos, S Furdan, BH Kovács… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Accumulating evidence indicates that there are substantial species differences in the
properties of mammalian neurons, yet theories on circuit activity and information processing …

A natural cortical axis connecting the outside and inside of the human brain

CC Hilgetag, A Goulas, JP Changeux - Network Neuroscience, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
What structural and connectivity features of the human brain help to explain the
extraordinary human cognitive abilities? We recently proposed a set of relevant connectomic …

Genes associated with cognitive ability and HAR show overlapping expression patterns in human cortical neuron types

SLW Driessens, AA Galakhova, DB Heyer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
GWAS have identified numerous genes associated with human cognition but their cell type
expression profiles in the human brain are unknown. These genes overlap with human …

Gray and White Matter Metrics Demonstrate Distinct and Complementary Prediction of Differences in Cognitive Performance in Children: Findings from ABCD (N …

LC Michel, EM McCormick, RA Kievit - Journal of Neuroscience, 2024 - Soc Neuroscience
Individual differences in cognitive performance in childhood are a key predictor of significant
life outcomes such as educational attainment and mental health. Differences in cognitive …

Human voltage-gated Na+ and K+ channel properties underlie sustained fast AP signaling

R Wilbers, VD Metodieva, S Duverdin, DB Heyer… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Human cortical pyramidal neurons are large, have extensive dendritic trees, and yet have
unexpectedly fast input-output properties: Rapid subthreshold synaptic membrane potential …

Cortical thickness, gray matter volume, and cognitive performance: a crosssectional study of the moderating effects of age on their interrelationships

M de Chastelaine, S Srokova, M Hou, A Kidwai… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In a sample comprising younger, middle-aged, and older cognitively healthy adults (N=
375), we examined associations between mean cortical thickness, gray matter volume …

Relationship between lifestyle proxies of cognitive reserve and cortical regions in older adults

K Šneidere, N Zdanovskis, S Mondini… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction With the rapid increase in the population over 65 years old, research on healthy
aging has become one of the priorities in the research community, looking for a cost …