Figure 1. Two Axonal Fiber Layers Found in the Ferret Cerebrum and Difference in Their Destinations (IMAGE)

Kanazawa University

Figure 1. Two Axonal Fiber Layers Found in the Ferret Cerebrum and Difference in Their Destinations

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Upper left panel. A cross-sectional image of the ferret brain. Some neurons of the cerebral cortex (blue) are dyed green with GFP, green fluorescent protein.

Upper right panel. The rectangle with white edges of the upper left panel is enlarged. It is found that there are two axonal fiber layers (green bundles) in the cerebral cortices.

Lower panel. The fiber layer on the surface side (green, indicated by an arrow), i.e., the outer fiber layer, has destinations in the proximal areas of the same cerebral cortex, while the deep fiber layer (green, indicated by arrowheads), i.e. the inner fiber layer, has destinations in the opposite cerebral cortex and other brain regions. Thus, the two axonal fiber layers have different destinations.

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Kanazawa University

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