1993
Chapter 36: Actions of acetylcholine in the cerebral cortex and thalamus and implications for function
McCormick D. Chapter 36: Actions of acetylcholine in the cerebral cortex and thalamus and implications for function. Progress In Brain Research 1993, 98: 303-308. PMID: 8248519, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62412-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCholinergic neuronsCerebral cortexNicotinic receptorsForebrain activityAction of acetylcholinePost-synaptic responsesAbnormal neuronal functionNicotinic typeCholinergic pathwaysBasal forebrainCholinergic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsCholinergic systemMammalian CNSPhasic responseModulatory controlNeuronal functionAlzheimer's diseaseDistinct subtypesReceptor activationProlonged inhibitionFiring patternsPharmacological propertiesAcetylcholineProlonged changes
1988
Acetylcholine inhibits identified interneurons in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus
McCormick D, Pape H. Acetylcholine inhibits identified interneurons in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus. Nature 1988, 334: 246-248. PMID: 3398922, DOI: 10.1038/334246a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusRelay cellsGeniculate nucleusDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusMuscarinic receptor-mediated increaseBrainstem cholinergic neuronsCat lateral geniculate nucleusInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsReceptor-mediated increaseDistinctive electrophysiological propertiesUnderlying ionic mechanismsLGNd relay cellsAcetylcholine inhibitsCholinergic neuronsAcetylcholine releaseCerebral cortexCholinergic actionCholinergic axonsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsCholinergic systemFacilitatory influenceElectrophysiological propertiesCat LGNdIntrageniculate interneurons