The organizational principles that distinguish the human brain from other species have been a long-standing enigma in neuroscience. Focusing on the uniquely evolved human cortical layers 2 and 3, we computationally reconstruct the cortical architecture for mice and humans. We show that human pyramidal cells form highly complex networks, demonstrated by the increased number and simplex dimension compared to mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to evaluate long-term functional, sexual, and cosmetic outcomes in adult patients who underwent hypospadias repair during childhood at a national highly specialized pediatric hospital.
Methods: Medical records of pediatric patients who had undergone surgical repair of hypospadias between 1993 and 2004 at Meyer Children Hospital of Florence were reviewed. Adult patients were contacted by telephone between July and August 2021 and invited to participate.
Objective: To evaluate transperineal laser ablation (TPLA) with Echolaser® (Echolaser® TPLA, Elesta S.p.A.
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