Layer 6b, Isocortex

Hierarchy level in atlas is 5: 4 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: 6b

Abbreviation

6b

Species

Rat

Description of part

According 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-1998

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The position of this brain part in hierarchy was collated from the associated reference

Reference

Author: Swanson LW
Title of Book: Brain Maps: Structure of the Rat Brain
Year: 1998
Pages: 196-213
Edition: second
Publisher: Elsevier