2007
Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations
Huguenard J, McCormick D. Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations. Trends In Neurosciences 2007, 30: 350-356. PMID: 17544519, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesRelay neuronsReticular nucleusInhibitory thalamic reticular neuronsThalamic oscillatory activityGeneralized absence epilepsyThalamic reticular neuronsThalamocortical relay neuronsRegulation of excitabilityPost-inhibitory rebound mechanismAnnual INMED/TINS symposiumINMED/TINS special issue PhysiogenicThalamic synchronyReticular neuronsAbsence epilepsySynaptic connectivityThalamic circuitsThalamocortical networkSpindle generationThalamic networkPathological oscillationsOscillatory activitySpecific interventionsSleep spindlesGenetic alterations
2002
Inhibitory Interactions Between Ferret Thalamic Reticular Neurons
Shu Y, McCormick D. Inhibitory Interactions Between Ferret Thalamic Reticular Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2002, 87: 2571-2576. PMID: 11976393, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00850.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsNRT neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsThalamocortical activityReceptor-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsImportant inhibitory inputThalamic excitatory inputsThalamic reticular nucleusInhibitory interactionsThalamic reticular neuronsThalamic relay nucleiAverage reversal potentialLocal inhibitory interactionsThalamocortical functionNRT cellsReceptor antagonistReticular neuronsReticular nucleusExcitatory inputsIntracellular recordingsInhibitory inputsRelay nucleiExtracellular recordingsNeurons