Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability
McCormick D, Wang Z, Huguenard J. Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability. Cerebral Cortex 1993, 3: 387-398. PMID: 7903176, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/3.5.387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of muscarinicMetabotropic receptorsPyramidal cellsLayers II/IIISingle spike activityGlutamate metabotropic receptorsDuration of EPSPsAction potential generationSpike frequency adaptationCurrent IAHPGABAergic neuronsCortical neuronsGABAA receptorsNMDA receptorsH2-histaminergicNeurotransmitter systemsNeurons resultsSerotoninergic receptorsCortical circuitsNeuronal activityNeurotransmitter controlNeuronal circuitsNeocortical neuronal activityAlpha 1Functional activation