2016
Projection-Specific Visual Feature Encoding by Layer 5 Cortical Subnetworks
Lur G, Vinck MA, Tang L, Cardin JA, Higley MJ. Projection-Specific Visual Feature Encoding by Layer 5 Cortical Subnetworks. Cell Reports 2016, 14: 2538-2545. PMID: 26972011, PMCID: PMC4805451, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeocortical sensory areasVisual response propertiesPrimary visual cortexVivo calcium imagingDownstream targetsCorticocortical cellsCorticostriatal cellsProjection neuronsRelevant downstream targetsCorticotectal cellsAfferent informationCortical subnetworksCC cellsVisual cortexCalcium imagingSensory areasSubcortical structuresLayer 5CT cellsDistinct subpopulationsSensory informationBroad tuningResponse propertiesCellsFunctional subnetworks
2009
Pinacidil induces vascular dilation and hyperemia in vivo and does not impact biophysical properties of neurons and astrocytes in vitro
Cao R, Higashikubo B, Cardin J, Knoblich U, Ramos R, Nelson M, Moore C, Brumberg J. Pinacidil induces vascular dilation and hyperemia in vivo and does not impact biophysical properties of neurons and astrocytes in vitro. Cleveland Clinic Journal Of Medicine 2009, 76: s80-s85. PMID: 19380306, PMCID: PMC4406396, DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.76.s2.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell Culture TechniquesHyperemiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeocortexNeuronsPinacidilRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVasodilationConceptsBlood volumeApplication of pinacidilWhole-cell recordingsLocal blood volumeFunctional hyperemiaVascular dilationNeocortical slicesAnesthetized ratsAwake miceSmooth muscleSelective agonistPinacidilImpact of hemodynamicsIntrinsic modulatorHyperemiaNeural activityVasodilationNeuronsVivoBiophysical propertiesNeural systemsHemodynamicsAgonistsNeocortexRats