Adult mouse cortical cell taxonomy revealed by single cell transcriptomics

Mammalian cortex comprises a variety of cells, but the extent of this cellular diversity is unknown. The authors defined cell types in the primary visual cortex of adult mice using single-cell transcriptomics. This revealed 49 cell types, including 23 GABAergic, 19 glutamatergic and 7 non-neuronal types. Nervous systems are composed of various cell types, but the extent of cell type diversity is poorly understood. We constructed a cellular...