Layer 6b, Isocortex

Hierarchy level in atlas is 6: 5 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: 6b

Abbreviation

6b

Species

Rat

Description of part

Accorindg to Divak et al. 1987, Valverde et al. 1987, 1995, Vandevelde et al. 1996 (but see Price et al. 1997). Layer 6b in the rat may be a rather unique structure.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-2004

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Swanson L.W.
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain. Third Edition
Year: 2004
Pages: 166-179
Edition: third
Publisher: Elsevier