To understand the structure of GABAergic neurons in the VMP and ＂barrel＂, the distribution of GABAergic neurons in the two areas were studied through immunohistochemistry and Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. The results show that the distribution of GABAergic neurons in VMP and barrel are different, and the coding of information transmission in the two areas are also dissimilar; GABAergic neurons mainly distribute among the lines asymmetrically in VMP, the somata, dendrite and axon of GABAergic neurons are restricted in the ＂barrel＂, rarely having synaptic connections with other ＂barrel＂ around. Therefore, VMP and barrel may have different roles in transmission and on processing of informatiton.
