2016
Projection-Specific Visual Feature Encoding by Layer 5 Cortical Subnetworks
Lur G, Vinck MA, Tang L, Cardin JA, Higley MJ. Projection-Specific Visual Feature Encoding by Layer 5 Cortical Subnetworks. Cell Reports 2016, 14: 2538-2545. PMID: 26972011, PMCID: PMC4805451, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeocortical sensory areasVisual response propertiesPrimary visual cortexVivo calcium imagingDownstream targetsCorticocortical cellsCorticostriatal cellsProjection neuronsRelevant downstream targetsCorticotectal cellsAfferent informationCortical subnetworksCC cellsVisual cortexCalcium imagingSensory areasSubcortical structuresLayer 5CT cellsDistinct subpopulationsSensory informationBroad tuningResponse propertiesCellsFunctional subnetworks
2008
Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo
Cardin JA, Palmer LA, Contreras D. Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo. Neuron 2008, 59: 150-160. PMID: 18614036, PMCID: PMC2504695, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic activationPrimary visual cortex neuronsCat primary visual cortexVisual cortex neuronsCellular mechanismsPrimary visual cortexNeuronal gainBackground synaptic activityVisual stimuliPostsynaptic effectsCortex neuronsIntracellular recordingsSynaptic activitySynaptic inputsVisual cortexInput resistanceVisual stimulationGain modulationSustained changesVivoSensory contextMembrane potentialNeuronal phenomenaActivationModulation