1996
Are the Interlaminar Zones of the Ferret Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Actually Part of the Perigeniculate Nucleus?
Sanchez-Vives M, Bal T, Kim U, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Are the Interlaminar Zones of the Ferret Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Actually Part of the Perigeniculate Nucleus? Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 16: 5923-5941. PMID: 8815875, PMCID: PMC6579195, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-19-05923.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterlaminar zonesThalamocortical cellsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret LGNdLow-threshold Ca2Calbindin-positive cellsLateral geniculate nucleusCalbindin stainingPerigeniculate neuronsPGN cellsContralateral eyeA-laminaeAxon collateralsC laminaePGN neuronsPerigeniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusIntracellular injectionLamina AElectrophysiological propertiesLocal applicationProlonged depolarizationProlonged hyperpolarizationNeurons
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 burstsSynaptic 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
1994
From Cellular to Network Mechanisms of a Thalamic Synchronized Oscillation
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. From Cellular to Network Mechanisms of a Thalamic Synchronized Oscillation. Research And Perspectives In Neurosciences 1994, 129-143. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-85148-3_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpindle wavesDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusFerret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusIntracellular recording techniquesLateral geniculate nucleusGeneralized epilepsyAbsence seizuresGABAA receptorsSlice preparationGeniculate nucleusPharmacological blockSynaptic networksNeural circuitsRecording techniquesCortical systemsPhysiological basisIonic conductancesEpilepsySeizuresLGNdSynchronized oscillations