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
1992
A model of the electrophysiological properties of thalamocortical relay neurons
McCormick D, Huguenard J. A model of the electrophysiological properties of thalamocortical relay neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1992, 68: 1384-1400. PMID: 1331356, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1992.68.4.1384.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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