1995
Synaptic and membrane mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro.
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Synaptic and membrane mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations in the ferret lateral geniculate nucleus in vitro. The Journal Of Physiology 1995, 483: 641-663. PMID: 7776249, PMCID: PMC1157808, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp020612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLGNd relay cellsLateral geniculate nucleusPerigeniculate nucleusRelay cellsGABAB receptorsSpindle wavesPGN neuronsGeniculate nucleusBicuculline-sensitive inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsExcitatory amino acid transmissionDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret lateral geniculate nucleusAmino acid transmissionReversal potentialIntracellular recording techniquesLow-threshold Ca2Vitro. 2Mean reversal potentialSingle-unit activityLocal electrical stimulationKCl-filled microelectrodesPharmacological antagonismBicuculline methiodide
1993
Cellular Mechanisms of a Synchronized Oscillation in the Thalamus
von M, Bal T, McCormick D. Cellular Mechanisms of a Synchronized Oscillation in the Thalamus. Science 1993, 261: 361-364. PMID: 8392750, DOI: 10.1126/science.8392750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpindle wavesPostsynaptic potentialsAbsence seizuresRelay cellsFerret lateral geniculate nucleusRhythmic population activityGABAB inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsReceptor-mediated inhibitionSeizure-like activityLateral geniculate nucleusGABAB receptorsRebound burstsGABAB antagonistRelay neuronsPerigeniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusPharmacological blockNeuronal activityCortical systemsCellular mechanismsPopulation activitySeizuresCellsThalamus