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Cellular-resolution connectomics: challenges of dense neural circuit reconstruction
Helmstaedter M
Nat Methods
3D segmentation of SBFSEM images of neuropil by a graphical model over supervoxel boundaries
Andres B, Koethe U, Kroeger T, Helmstaedter M, Briggman KL, Denk W, Hamprecht FA.
Medical Image Analysis (2012)
2012 Denk Briggman Helmstaedter Structural neurobiology: missing link to a mechanistic understanding of neural computationreview
Denk W, Briggman KL, Helmstaedter M
Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2012)

  • Opinion piece arguing for the superior relevance of structural neurobiology
  • Rated "must read" on faculty of 1000
  • pubmed

2012 Helmstaedter Mitra Computational methods and challenges for large-scale circuit mappingreview
Helmstaedter M & Mitra P
Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2012)

  • Survey of the currently available (and productive) reconstruction methods for connectomics
  • Clarifies the distinction between in-plane reconstruction of EM data ("2 1/2D") and truly 3D annotation
  • pubmed

Cell Type-Specific Three-Dimensional Structure of Thalamocortical Circuits in a Column of Rat Vibrissal Cortex
Oberlaender M, de Kock CP, Bruno RM, Ramirez A, Meyer HS, Dercksen VJ, Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B
Cerebral Cortex (2011)
Large-scale automated histology in the pursuit of connectomes
Kleinfeld D, Bharioke A, Blinder P, Bock DD, Briggman KL, Chklovskii DB, Denk W, Helmstaedter M, Kaufhold JP, Lee WC, Meyer HS, Micheva KD, Oberlaender M, Prohaska S, Reid RC, Smith SJ, Takemura S, Tsai PS, Sakmann B
Journal of Neuroscience (2011)review
2011 Meyer et al. Inhibitory interneurons in a cortical column form hot zones of inhibition in layers 2 and 5A
Meyer HS, Schwarz D, Wimmer VC, Schmitt AC, Kerr JN, Sakmann B, Helmstaedter M
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (2011)

  • Mapping of neuronal cell body distributions within and across cortical columns, focus on inhibitory neurons
  • Found highest inhibitory densities in layer 2 and 5A
  • Definition of layer 2 in primary somatosensory cortex
  • pubmed

Cell Type-Specific Three-Dimensional Structure of Thalamocortical Circuits in a Column of Rat Vibrissal Cortex
Oberlaender M, de Kock CP, Bruno RM, Ramirez A, Meyer HS, Dercksen VJ, Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B
Cerebral Cortex (2011)
2011 Helmstaedter et al. High-accuracy neurite reconstruction for high-throughput neuroanatomy
Helmstaedter M, Briggman KL, Denk W
Nature Neuroscience (2011)
2011 Briggman et al. Wiring specificity in the direction-selectivity circuit of the retina
Briggman KL, Helmstaedter M, Denk W
Nature (2011)
Number and laminar distribution of neurons in a thalamocortical projection column of rat vibrissal cortex
Meyer HS, Wimmer VC, Oberlaender M, de Kock CP, Sakmann B, Helmstaedter M
Cereb Cortex. (2010)
Cell type-specific thalamic innervation in a column of rat vibrissal cortex
Meyer HS, Wimmer VC, Hemberger M, Bruno RM, de Kock CP, Frick A, Sakmann B, Helmstaedter M
Cereb Cortex (2010)
Convolutional networks can learn to generate affinity graphs for image segmentation
Turaga SC, Murray JF, Jain V, Roth F, Helmstaedter M, Briggman K, Denk W, Seung HS
Neural Computation (2010)
3D structural imaging of the brain with photons and electrons
Helmstaedter M, Briggman KL, Denk W
Current Opinion in Neurobiology (2009)
Neuronal correlates of local, lateral, and translaminar inhibition with reference to cortical columns
Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B, Feldmeyer D
Cerebral Cortex (2009)
L2/3 interneuron groups defined by multiparameter analysis of axonal projection, dendritic geometry, and electrical excitability
Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B, Feldmeyer D
Cerebral Cortex (2009)
The relation between dendritic geometry, electrical excitability, and axonal projections of L2/3 interneurons in rat barrel cortex
Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B, Feldmeyer D
Cerebral Cortex (2009)
Efficient recruitment of layer 2/3 interneurons by layer 4 input in single columns of rat somatosensory cortex
Helmstaedter M, Staiger JF, Sakmann B, Feldmeyer D
Journal of Neuroscience (2008)
Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex
Petilla Interneuron Nomenclature Group, Ascoli GA, Alonso-Nanclares L, Anderson SA, Barrionuevo G, Benavides-Piccione R, Burkhalter A, Buzsáki G, Cauli B, Defelipe J, Fairén A, Feldmeyer D, Fishell G, Fregnac Y, Freund TF, Gardner D, Gardner EP, Goldberg JH, Helmstaedter M, Hestrin S, Karube F, Kisvárday ZF, Lambolez B, Lewis DA, Marin O, Markram H, Muńoz A, Packer A, Petersen CC, Rockland KS, Rossier J, Rudy B, Somogyi P, Staiger JF, Tamas G, Thomson AM, Toledo-Rodriguez M, Wang Y, West DC, Yuste R
Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2008)
Reconstruction of an average cortical column in silico
Helmstaedter M, de Kock CP, Feldmeyer D, Bruno RM, Sakmann B
Brain Research Reviews (2007)
Dendritic voltage-gated K+ conductance gradient in pyramidal neurones of neocortical layer 5B from rats
Schaefer AT, Helmstaedter M, Schmitt AC, Bar-Yehuda D, Almog M, Ben-Porat H, Sakmann B, Korngreen A
Journal of Physiology (2007)
Correction of conductance measurements in non-space-clamped structures: 1. Voltage-gated K+ channels
Schaefer AT, Helmstaedter M, Sakmann B, Korngreen A
Biophysical Journal (2003)
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