2003
Balanced Recurrent Excitation and Inhibition in Local Cortical Networks
McCormick D, Shu Y, Hasenstaub A. Balanced Recurrent Excitation and Inhibition in Local Cortical Networks. 2003, 113-124. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0039-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortical pyramidal cellsPyramidal cellsSynaptic inputsCortical laminaeCortical networksLocal pyramidal cellsRecurrent excitatory networkCortical dischargesGABAergic neuronsCerebral cortexDense innervationGABAergic inhibitoryGABAergic interneuronsLocal axonsLocal cortical networksCortical neuronsExcitatory inputsCortical areasExcitatory communicationPresynaptic cellRecurrent excitationExcitatory networksInhibitory controlPatterns of connectivityCortex
1998
The Functional Influence of Burst and Tonic Firing Mode on Synaptic Interactions in the Thalamus
Kim U, McCormick D. The Functional Influence of Burst and Tonic Firing Mode on Synaptic Interactions in the Thalamus. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 9500-9516. PMID: 9801387, PMCID: PMC6792899, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-22-09500.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsThalamocortical neuronsPostsynaptic neuronsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neuronsLateral geniculate nucleus neuronsDual intracellular recordingsTonic firing modesLow-threshold Ca2Single action potentialHigh-frequency burstsAction potential generationPerigeniculate neuronsTonic trainsCell typesMembrane potentialNucleus neuronsBurst dischargesIntracellular recordingsGeneration of Ca2Synaptic transmissionPresynaptic cellTemporal summationEpileptic seizuresSynchronized rhythmic oscillationsSynaptic interactions