[Verse 1]
Deep beneath the skull's cathedral dome
Six layers stack like geological stone
Pyramidal spires reach up through the maze
While interneurons weave through cortical haze
PV cells fire fast like machine gun spray
SST neurons whisper inhibition's sway
VIP cells dance in disinhibition's game
The canonical circuit stakes its claim
[Chorus]
Six layers deep, the microcircuit flows
PV-SST-VIP, that's how the rhythm goes
LTP builds the bridges strong and wide
While LTD tears the weak connections down inside
Hebb's rule declares what fires together stays
In cortical coordination's endless maze
[Verse 2]
From thalamus the sensory torrents pour
Through basal ganglia's action-selection door
Hippocampus maps the spatial scene
While cerebellum keeps the movements clean and lean
Spike timing matters in this neural dance
STDP gives plasticity its chance
When pre leads post by twenty milliseconds flat
The synapse strengthens where the signals sat
[Chorus]
Six layers deep, the microcircuit flows
PV-SST-VIP, that's how the rhythm goes
LTP builds the bridges strong and wide
While LTD tears the weak connections down inside
Hebb's rule declares what fires together stays
In cortical coordination's endless maze
[Bridge]
Hopfield networks hold the memories tight
Attractors pull the patterns into sight
Population codes spread the signal wide
While sparse coding keeps most neurons quiet inside
Mixed selectivity breaks the rigid mold
Each cell responds to features manifold
[Verse 3]
In consciousness's theater of the mind
These circuits weave what we perceive and find
The pyramids project to distant lands
While interneurons orchestrate with steady hands
From molecular switches to thoughts that soar
Six layers build what we're searching for
[Verse 4]
Gamma rhythms pulse through column's core
Beta waves sync the distant neural shore
Alpha oscillations gate the sensory stream
While theta rhythms weave the learning dream
Critical branching keeps the system tuned
Between chaotic storms and silence marooned
In this electric symphony we dwell
Each spike a story only neurons tell
[Final Chorus]
Six layers deep, where consciousness takes flight
PV-SST-VIP conduct the neural night
Plasticity sculpts what experience brings
In cortical coordination's song that sings
From Hebbian learning to attractor states
The microcircuit holds our mental fates