2003
Electrophysiological Classes of Cat Primary Visual Cortical Neurons In Vivo as Revealed by Quantitative Analyses
Nowak L, Azouz R, Sanchez-Vives M, Gray C, McCormick D. Electrophysiological Classes of Cat Primary Visual Cortical Neurons In Vivo as Revealed by Quantitative Analyses. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2003, 89: 1541-1566. PMID: 12626627, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00580.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsElectrophysiological classesCortical neuronsIntrinsic burstingPrimary visual cortical neuronsShort-duration action potentialsCortical neuronal functionSpiny stellate cellsRegular spikingSpiny stellate neuronsVisual cortical neuronsFrequency adaptationCat area 17High-frequency burstsSpike frequency adaptationCH neuronsTonic trainsNonpyramidal cellsIB neuronsRS neuronsStellate neuronsPyramidal cellsArea 17FS neuronsStellate cells
2000
Corticothalamic Inputs Control the Pattern of Activity Generated in Thalamocortical Networks
Blumenfeld H, McCormick D. Corticothalamic Inputs Control the Pattern of Activity Generated in Thalamocortical Networks. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5153-5162. PMID: 10864972, PMCID: PMC6772273, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-05153.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal oscillationsThalamic burstsReceptor antagonist CGP 35348Corticothalamic tractsSpindle wavesAntagonist CGP 35348Receptor antagonist picrotoxinSlow-wave sleepHz oscillationsHigh-frequency burstsNormal action potentialPerigeniculate neuronsCGP 35348Antagonist picrotoxinSlow IPSPCorticothalamic inputsFast IPSPsThalamocortical neuronsCortical influencesAbsence seizuresBurst firingCortical neuronsCortical firingThalamocortical networkCorticothalamic networksIonic Mechanisms Underlying Repetitive High-Frequency Burst Firing in Supragranular Cortical Neurons
Brumberg J, Nowak L, McCormick D. Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Repetitive High-Frequency Burst Firing in Supragranular Cortical Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 4829-4843. PMID: 10864940, PMCID: PMC6772270, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-04829.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer II/III pyramidal neuronsHigh-frequency burst dischargesAction potential generationAction potentialsPyramidal neuronsCortical neuronsBurst dischargesHigh-frequency burst firingVisual cortical slicesAction potential burstsFirst action potentialBurst-firing modeHigh-frequency burstsPotential generationIonic mechanismsIntrinsic burstsCortical slicesLocal cortical networksBurst firingNeocortical neuronsIntracellular recordingsPostsynaptic neuronsATX IIQX-314Single spiking
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
1995
Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei
McCormick D, Trent F, Ramoa A. Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 5739-5752. PMID: 7643215, PMCID: PMC6577643, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-08-05739.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLow-threshold Ca2PGN neuronsIntracellular recordingsAction potentialsSpindle wavesPostnatal developmentGABAA receptorsRelay cellsElectrophysiological propertiesGABAA antagonist bicuculline methiodideHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusSpindle wave generationNetwork oscillationsDorsal lateral geniculateAction potential firingLateral geniculate nucleusThalamocortical relay cellsSynchronized network oscillationsBarrages of EPSPsLGNd relay cellsHigh-frequency bursts
1992
Cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of neuronal firing mode in the cat and guinea pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus
McCormick D. Cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of neuronal firing mode in the cat and guinea pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 278-289. PMID: 1309574, PMCID: PMC6575696, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-01-00278.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInward current responseSlow depolarizationIntracellular recordingsDorsal lateral geniculate neuronsCat LGNdDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusPertussis toxin-insensitive G proteinToxin-insensitive G proteinGABAB agonist baclofenSingle spike activityActivation of muscarinicLateral geniculate neuronsSubpopulation of neuronsApplication of AChApplication of noradrenalineLateral geniculate nucleusRhythmic oscillationsPossible involvementSingle-spike firingThalamocortical relay cellsG proteinsHigh-frequency burstsLGNd neuronsPostsynaptic actionsAgonist baclofen
1990
Functional implications of burst firing and single spike activity in lateral geniculate relay neurons
McCormick D, Feeser H. Functional implications of burst firing and single spike activity in lateral geniculate relay neurons. Neuroscience 1990, 39: 103-113. PMID: 2089273, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(90)90225-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsAction potentialsSingle-spike modeThalamic neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsRhythmic burstsExcitatory inputsLateral geniculate relay neuronsGeniculate relay neuronsPhasic excitatory inputPeripheral receptive fieldsSingle spike activityPeriods of drowsinessLow-threshold Ca2Slow-wave sleepThalamocortical relay neuronsIncoming excitatory inputsHigh-frequency burstsFiring modesNeuronal activityWave sleepSpike activityThreshold Ca2Neurons