A cytoarchitectural term denoting the layer of the hippocampus in which pyramidal cells are predominant. Its location is superficial to the Stratum oriens; it is deep to the Stratum radiatum in area CA1 and area CA2 and deep to the Stratum lucidum in area CA3 (Stephan-75) (NeuroNames).
Comment:
EDITOR_NOTE this layer changes in its depthwise spatial relation across its extent
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus; pyramidal layer of hippocampus; stratum pyramidale; stratum pyramidale hippocampi