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Ramón y Cajal (1909–1911) describes two basic classes of Golgi-impregnated neurons in the isocortex: the pyramidal and the nonpyramidal neurons. Only the pyramidal cells reveal peculiarities which are characteristic of a defined layer, whereas nonpyramidal cells seem to lack them; at least we do not know of any at present.
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Braak, E. (1982). General Remarks Concerning Pyramidal and Nonpyramidal or Stellate Cells. In: On the Structure of the Human Striate Area. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68572-9_5
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