Neocortical thickness

Value 2.69 mm
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Pakkenberg B, Gundersen HJ. Neocortical neuron number in humans: effect of sex and age. J Comp Neurol. 1997 Jul 28384(2):312-20.PubMed ID9215725
Method stereological methods: hemispheres were embedded in 6% agar and sliced coronally at 7-mm intervals. counting neurons with the disector: a probe that samples isolated particles with a uniform probability in three-dimensional space irrespective of their size, shape, or orientation in the tissue
Comments No significant difference was found between males and females
Entered by Uri M
ID 103194