2010
Endogenous Electric Fields May Guide Neocortical Network Activity
Fröhlich F, McCormick DA. Endogenous Electric Fields May Guide Neocortical Network Activity. Neuron 2010, 67: 129-143. PMID: 20624597, PMCID: PMC3139922, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons
Lee K, Broberger C, Kim U, McCormick D. Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 6716-6721. PMID: 15096604, PMCID: PMC404111, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400817101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApplication of histamineGamma-aminobutyric acidPerigeniculate nucleusGABAergic neuronsSingle spike activityMammalian central nervous systemCentral nervous systemHistaminergic actionPerigeniculate neuronsHistaminergic fibersHistaminergic systemHistaminergic receptorsTuberomammillary nucleusIontophoretic applicationPostsynaptic factorsThalamocortical activityInhibitory responsesNeuronal activityThalamic oscillationsNervous systemHistamineMembrane hyperpolarizationSpindle wavesIonotropic receptorsReversal potential
2000
Membrane Mechanisms Underlying Contrast Adaptation in Cat Area 17In Vivo
Sanchez-Vives M, Nowak L, McCormick D. Membrane Mechanisms Underlying Contrast Adaptation in Cat Area 17In Vivo. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 4267-4285. PMID: 10818163, PMCID: PMC6772627, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-11-04267.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexContrast adaptationDorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neuronsVisual cortexLateral geniculate nucleus neuronsCat primary visual cortexAction potential activityHigh-contrast visual stimulusIntrinsic neuronal mechanismsMembrane potentialApparent membrane conductanceVisual cortex cellsVisual stimuliLow-contrast stimuliNeuronal responsivenessDLGN cellsNucleus neuronsCortical neuronsIntracellular recordingsIntracellular injectionNeuronal activityReduced responsivenessSynaptic barragesNeuronal mechanismsFiring rate
1993
Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability
McCormick D, Wang Z, Huguenard J. Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability. Cerebral Cortex 1993, 3: 387-398. PMID: 7903176, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/3.5.387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of muscarinicMetabotropic receptorsPyramidal cellsLayers II/IIISingle spike activityGlutamate metabotropic receptorsDuration of EPSPsAction potential generationSpike frequency adaptationCurrent IAHPGABAergic neuronsCortical neuronsGABAA receptorsNMDA receptorsH2-histaminergicNeurotransmitter systemsNeurons resultsSerotoninergic receptorsCortical circuitsNeuronal activityNeurotransmitter controlNeuronal circuitsNeocortical neuronal activityAlpha 1Functional activationCellular Mechanisms of a Synchronized Oscillation in the Thalamus
von M, Bal T, McCormick D. Cellular Mechanisms of a Synchronized Oscillation in the Thalamus. Science 1993, 261: 361-364. PMID: 8392750, DOI: 10.1126/science.8392750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpindle wavesPostsynaptic potentialsAbsence seizuresRelay cellsFerret lateral geniculate nucleusRhythmic population activityGABAB inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsReceptor-mediated inhibitionSeizure-like activityLateral geniculate nucleusGABAB receptorsRebound burstsGABAB antagonistRelay neuronsPerigeniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusPharmacological blockNeuronal activityCortical systemsCellular mechanismsPopulation activitySeizuresCellsThalamus
1990
Functional implications of burst firing and single spike activity in lateral geniculate relay neurons
McCormick D, Feeser H. Functional implications of burst firing and single spike activity in lateral geniculate relay neurons. Neuroscience 1990, 39: 103-113. PMID: 2089273, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(90)90225-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsAction potentialsSingle-spike modeThalamic neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsRhythmic burstsExcitatory inputsLateral geniculate relay neuronsGeniculate relay neuronsPhasic excitatory inputPeripheral receptive fieldsSingle spike activityPeriods of drowsinessLow-threshold Ca2Slow-wave sleepThalamocortical relay neuronsIncoming excitatory inputsHigh-frequency burstsFiring modesNeuronal activityWave sleepSpike activityThreshold Ca2Neurons
1989
Cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of thalamocortical processing
McCormick D. Cholinergic and noradrenergic modulation of thalamocortical processing. Trends In Neurosciences 1989, 12: 215-221. PMID: 2473557, DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(89)90125-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamocortical processingPeriods of drowsinessState of excitabilityModulatory neurotransmitter systemsNeuronal responsivenessNoradrenergic componentThalamocortical rhythmsCortical neuronsNeurotransmitter systemsNoradrenergic modulationSynaptic inputsNeuronal activityPotassium currentSynchronized sleepMarked increaseRhythmic oscillationsRhythmNorepinephrineAcetylcholineExcitabilitySleepNeuronsDrowsiness
1986
Acetylcholine induces burst firing in thalamic reticular neurones by activating a potassium conductance
McCormick D, Prince D. Acetylcholine induces burst firing in thalamic reticular neurones by activating a potassium conductance. Nature 1986, 319: 402-405. PMID: 2418361, DOI: 10.1038/319402a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal activityCholinergic inhibitory mechanismSingle spike activityRole of acetylcholineApplication of acetylcholineCentral nervous systemIntrinsic membrane propertiesAcetylcholine inducesM2 subclassCholinergic actionCholinergic inhibitionCholinergic inputMuscarinic receptorsBurst dischargesExcitatory modulatorThalamic neuronesNervous systemSpike activityFiring patternsPotassium conductanceReticular neuronesAcetylcholineNeuronesReticular systemInhibitory mechanism