1998
Periodicity of Thalamic Synchronized Oscillations: the Role of Ca2+-Mediated Upregulation of Ih
Lüthi A, McCormick D. Periodicity of Thalamic Synchronized Oscillations: the Role of Ca2+-Mediated Upregulation of Ih. Neuron 1998, 20: 553-563. PMID: 9539128, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80994-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent activationRefractory periodHyperpolarization-activated cation current IhNeural network oscillationsSynchronized network activityWave seizuresRole of Ca2Synchronized dischargesThalamocortical cellsThalamocortical networkElectrophysiological propertiesMediated UpregulationSpindle wavesCurrent IhConstituent neuronsNetwork oscillationsAbnormal patternsActivation curveTime courseNetwork activityUpregulationActivationCritical determinant
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