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This paper develops a concordance of methods for designating laminae in the primate striate cortex. The classic notation schemes of Ramóny Cajal, Brodmann, and von Bonin and four recent modifications are described in words and photomicrographs. The recent trend toward adopting a lamination scheme that effects a division of cells into recognizable layers and at the same time reflects their connections is considered. Since a single, consistent plan for lamination of the visual cortex would facilitate communication among investigators, it is suggested that Brodmann's original scheme be followed as the most generally useful and applicable.
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Billings-Gagliardi, S., Chan-Palay, V. & Palay, S.L. A review of lamination in Area 17 of the visual cortex ofMacaca, mulatta . J Neurocytol 3, 619–629 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01097627
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