2008
Cortical Action Potential Backpropagation Explains Spike Threshold Variability and Rapid-Onset Kinetics
Yu Y, Shu Y, McCormick DA. Cortical Action Potential Backpropagation Explains Spike Threshold Variability and Rapid-Onset Kinetics. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7260-7272. PMID: 18632930, PMCID: PMC2664555, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1613-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon initial segmentAction potentialsAction potential backpropagationAction potential outputAction potential responsesThreshold variabilityInitial segmentCortical neuronsSynaptic activitySynaptic inputsSomatic recordingsCortical ensemblesSensorimotor integrationRate variabilityAction potential eventsSpike initiationAmplitude-time courseTime courseHigh rateTrial variabilityNeurons
1997
Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.
Azouz R, Gray C, Nowak L, McCormick D. Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1997, 7: 534-545. PMID: 9276178, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/7.6.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief action potentialsReceptive field propertiesReceptive field typesSpike frequency adaptationSimple receptive fieldsAxonal arborizationIntracellular recordingsInhibitory interneuronsBasket cellsSpontaneous activityStriate cortexLayers IIAction potentialsFiring patternsResponsive cellsVisual stimulationFrequency adaptationDirection preferenceInterneuronsHigh rateReceptive fieldsCortexCatsCellsSpike trains