1995
Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei
McCormick D, Trent F, Ramoa A. Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 5739-5752. PMID: 7643215, PMCID: PMC6577643, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-08-05739.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLow-threshold Ca2PGN neuronsIntracellular recordingsAction potentialsSpindle wavesPostnatal developmentGABAA receptorsRelay cellsElectrophysiological propertiesGABAA antagonist bicuculline methiodideHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusSpindle wave generationNetwork oscillationsDorsal lateral geniculateAction potential firingLateral geniculate nucleusThalamocortical relay cellsSynchronized network oscillationsBarrages of EPSPsLGNd relay cellsHigh-frequency bursts
1994
Developmental changes in electrophysiological properties of LGNd neurons during reorganization of retinogeniculate connections
Ramoa A, McCormick D. Developmental changes in electrophysiological properties of LGNd neurons during reorganization of retinogeniculate connections. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 2089-2097. PMID: 8158259, PMCID: PMC6577110, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-04-02089.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLGNd neuronsImmature neuronsAction potentialsElectrophysiological propertiesLittle spike frequency adaptationDependent action potentialsAction potential activityEarly postnatal lifeWhole-cell recordingsEarly postnatal developmentPatch-clamp techniqueSpike frequency adaptationHigh input resistanceDorsal LGNImmature synapsesCritical developmental periodRetinogeniculate connectionsMembrane potentialPostnatal weekIntracellular injectionPostnatal lifePostnatal developmentNeuronsInput resistanceFrequency adaptation