2010
Synaptic and Network Mechanisms of Sparse and Reliable Visual Cortical Activity during Nonclassical Receptive Field Stimulation
Haider B, Krause MR, Duque A, Yu Y, Touryan J, Mazer JA, McCormick DA. Synaptic and Network Mechanisms of Sparse and Reliable Visual Cortical Activity during Nonclassical Receptive Field Stimulation. Neuron 2010, 65: 107-121. PMID: 20152117, PMCID: PMC3110675, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassical receptive fieldCat primary visual cortexReceptive field stimulationVisual cortical activityPrimary visual cortexReceptive fieldsNonclassical receptive fieldPyramidal neuronsField stimulationSynaptic potentialsEntire visual fieldMembrane potential responsesNeuronal subtypesCortical activityVisual cortexRecurrent excitationVisual fieldVisual responsesIncreased activityStimulationInhibitory barragesNeuron spikingNetwork mechanismsVisual system studiesNatural vision
2007
Enhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo
Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub A, Yu Y, McCormick D. Enhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 97: 4186-4202. PMID: 17409168, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01114.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic potentialsVisual responsivenessSpontaneous depolarizationsNetwork activityNeocortical network activityInhibitory synaptic potentialsPrimary visual cortexLocal network activityAction potential generationContrast response functionsCortical neuronsSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionSpontaneous activityMembrane potential depolarizationKetamine-xylazineExtracellular recordingsVisual cortexAction potentialsLocal circuitsIntegrative propertiesSensory responsesPotential depolarizationSlow oscillationsPotential generation
2006
Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings
Shu Y, Duque A, Yu Y, Haider B, McCormick D. Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2006, 97: 746-760. PMID: 17093120, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00922.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical pyramidal cellsAction potential initiationAxon initial segmentPyramidal cellsAction potentialsSynaptic activityLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsSimultaneous whole-cell recordingsWhole-cell recordingsNeocortical pyramidal cellsRecurrent network activityAction potential generationInitial segmentIntradendritic injectionPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesEpileptiform activityCortical neuronsEpileptiform dischargesIntracortical axonsEpileptic seizuresSynaptic bombardmentCell recordingsDistal axonsSynaptic barragesNeocortical Network Activity In Vivo Is Generated through a Dynamic Balance of Excitation and Inhibition
Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub A, McCormick D. Neocortical Network Activity In Vivo Is Generated through a Dynamic Balance of Excitation and Inhibition. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 4535-4545. PMID: 16641233, PMCID: PMC6674060, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5297-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexNeocortical network activityReversal potentialUp statesPersistent network activityNetwork activityDepolarized reversal potentialSpontaneous network activityField potential recordingsLocal cortical circuitsLocal field potential recordingsNeuronal responsivenessCortical functionRecurrent excitatoryCortical circuitsSynaptic currentsPotential recordingsRecurrent excitationExcitatory conductancePrefrontal cortexInhibitory connectionsCortexStable network statesSlow oscillationsInhibition
2005
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Carry Synchronized Frequency Information in Active Cortical Networks
Hasenstaub A, Shu Y, Haider B, Kraushaar U, Duque A, McCormick D. Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Carry Synchronized Frequency Information in Active Cortical Networks. Neuron 2005, 47: 423-435. PMID: 16055065, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCerebral CortexCortical SynchronizationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFerretsIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsMaleMembrane PotentialsNerve NetNeural InhibitionNeuronsOscillometryPyramidal CellsReaction TimeRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsHigh-frequency activityPostsynaptic potentialsPyramidal cellsCortical pyramidal cellsAction potential propertiesRecurrent network activityAction potential generationActive cortical networkInhibitory interneuronsCortical functionIntracellular injectionNearby neuronsStrong barragesInhibitory networksCortical networksField potentialsSynaptic conductancesIPSPsInhibitory potentialPotential generationNetwork activitySpike timingMore synchronyVivo
2003
Sleep-wake mechanisms and basal forebrain circuitry.
Zaborszky L, Duque A. Sleep-wake mechanisms and basal forebrain circuitry. Frontiers In Bioscience-Landmark 2003, 8: d1146-69. PMID: 12957822, DOI: 10.2741/1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProjection neuronsNeuropeptide YForebrain circuitryCholinergic projection neuronsGABAergic projection neuronsBasal forebrain areasSleep-wake mechanismsSpecific neuronal circuitsSleep-wake statesBasal forebrainForebrain neuronsForebrain areasPutative interneuronsCortical mantleSleep parametersState-related changesVon EconomoCortical activityElectron microscopic identificationNeuronal circuitsSpecific neurotransmittersSleep regulationCognitive functionNeuronsSingle neurons