dorsolateral prefrontal cortex layer 6

Term ID

UBERON:0035158

Synonyms

• dlPF6
• dlPFC6
• layer VI of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Definition

Innermost layer of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex lying deep to the internal pyramidal cell layer 5. It is cytoarchitectonically defined in the DLPFC by cells of varying sizes. DLPFC layer 6a is characterized by more neurons and layer 6b has comparatively more glia.

References

• PBA:12990
• nlx:156736

Ontology

Uberon Ontology