2008
Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo
Cardin JA, Palmer LA, Contreras D. Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo. Neuron 2008, 59: 150-160. PMID: 18614036, PMCID: PMC2504695, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic activationPrimary visual cortex neuronsCat primary visual cortexVisual cortex neuronsCellular mechanismsPrimary visual cortexNeuronal gainBackground synaptic activityVisual stimuliPostsynaptic effectsCortex neuronsIntracellular recordingsSynaptic activitySynaptic inputsVisual cortexInput resistanceVisual stimulationGain modulationSustained changesVivoSensory contextMembrane potentialNeuronal phenomenaActivationModulation
2007
Stimulus Feature Selectivity in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in Primary Visual Cortex
Cardin JA, Palmer LA, Contreras D. Stimulus Feature Selectivity in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in Primary Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 10333-10344. PMID: 17898205, PMCID: PMC3025280, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1692-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexFS cellsVisual cortexRS cellsLayer 4Feature selectivityThalamorecipient layer 4Cortical sensory processingResponses of excitatorySynaptic responsesInhibitory neuronsSynaptic inputsSynaptic integrationInhibitory cellsMembrane potential fluctuationsStimulus selectivitySpike outputLow input resistanceFiring rateSpike tuningType-specific differencesInput resistanceSpiking cellsCell type-specific differencesRegular spiking
1999
Memory suppressor genes: Enhancing the relationship between synaptic plasticity and memory storage
Cardin J, Abel T. Memory suppressor genes: Enhancing the relationship between synaptic plasticity and memory storage. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 1999, 58: 10-23. PMID: 10491568, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19991001)58:1<10::aid-jnr3>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaDrosophilaGenes, SuppressorHippocampusHumansMammalsMemoryModels, NeurologicalNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticitySynapsesConceptsMemory suppressor genesSuppressor gene productGene productsSuppressor geneTranscriptional regulatory proteinsCell-cell interactionsIntracellular signaling cascadesSynaptic plasticityTranscriptional controlRegulatory proteinsSignaling cascadesKinase activityHuman disordersGenesInhibitory constraintCell surfaceFuture pharmaceuticalsLong-term potentiationProteinPotential targetMammalian hippocampusPlasticityLong-term facilitationRecent evidenceDrosophila