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
1992
Cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of neuronal firing mode in the cat and guinea pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus
McCormick D. Cellular mechanisms underlying cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of neuronal firing mode in the cat and guinea pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus. Journal Of Neuroscience 1992, 12: 278-289. PMID: 1309574, PMCID: PMC6575696, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.12-01-00278.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInward current responseSlow depolarizationIntracellular recordingsDorsal lateral geniculate neuronsCat LGNdDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusPertussis toxin-insensitive G proteinToxin-insensitive G proteinGABAB agonist baclofenSingle spike activityActivation of muscarinicLateral geniculate neuronsSubpopulation of neuronsApplication of AChApplication of noradrenalineLateral geniculate nucleusRhythmic oscillationsPossible involvementSingle-spike firingThalamocortical relay cellsG proteinsHigh-frequency burstsLGNd neuronsPostsynaptic actionsAgonist baclofen