Classification of Cortical Neurons by Spike Shape and the Identification of Pyramidal Neurons

The Kraskov group used NeuroNexus 32-channel polytrodes (A1x32-Poly3-5mm-25s-177) to record fast and slow motor cortex (M1) pyramidal tract neurons (PTNs) in macaque. Their findings emphasize the importance of pairing electrophysiological and optogenetic approaches in classifying neurons into anatomical and morphological categories.