Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations
Nestvogel D, McCormick D. Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations. Neuron 2021, 110: 120-138.e4. PMID: 34687663, PMCID: PMC8815448, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-dependent activityAlpha-like rhythmVisual thalamusAwake animalsMovement-related activationHz oscillationsPrimary visual cortexLow-threshold CaThalamic neuronsMovement-related signalsIntracellular recordingsThalamocortical cellsThalamocortical mechanismsCell-intrinsic propertiesVisual cortexThalamocortical interactionsBehavioral statesThalamusNeural mechanismsAlpha oscillationsNeuronsDistinct patternsV1Movement signalsRhythm