Blanket vs Selective Inhibition: Evidence Across Studies

The evidence reveals a nuanced picture where PV connectivity is anatomically dense but functionally tuned. Connection probability may be high (blanket-like) but synaptic weights are modulated by activity and co-tuning, creating selective inhibition within a framework of dense connectivity. Whether PV inhibition appears selective or nonselective may depend on the level of analysis (connectivity vs synaptic weight), brain region, and experimental conditions.

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      "doi": "10.1523/jneurosci.3646-15.2016",
      "value": "~120 μm",
      "method": "two-photon optogenetics + calcium imaging",
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      "doi": "10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.013",
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      "doi": "10.1093/cercor/bhx276",
      "value": "Nonselective connections with both projection subtypes",
      "method": "paired intracellular recordings",
      "metric": "PV/FS connectivity selectivity for pyramidal subtypes",
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      "scope_region": "frontal cortex layer 5",
      "study_system": "rat frontal cortex layer 5",
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      "scope_population": "FS cells to CPn and CCS pyramidal subtypes",
      "value_source_sentence": "FS cells made nonselective connections with both projection subtypes.",
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      "doi": "10.1523/jneurosci.5158-11.2012",
      "value": "85-114 μm Gaussian sigma, comparable for all types",
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      "Different brain regions (visual, auditory, frontal cortex)",
      "Different species (mouse, rat)",
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