An elegant chandelier…

Chandelier cells are specialized inhibitory neurons in the cortex that make multiple synaptic contacts on the initial segment of the axon of nearby excitatory pyramidal neurons. Chandelier cells are so named for the resemblance of their extensive axon arborization to a chandelier.

Cubic Millimeter volume: View visualizations of serial electron microscope reconstructed volume of mouse visual cortex on my Github Cubic Millimeter volume repo.

Top image credit: A Chandelier cell making synaptic contacts on the axon hillock of a neighboring pyramidal neuron.