2007
Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations
Huguenard J, McCormick D. Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations. Trends In Neurosciences 2007, 30: 350-356. PMID: 17544519, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesRelay neuronsReticular nucleusInhibitory thalamic reticular neuronsThalamic oscillatory activityGeneralized absence epilepsyThalamic reticular neuronsThalamocortical relay neuronsRegulation of excitabilityPost-inhibitory rebound mechanismAnnual INMED/TINS symposiumINMED/TINS special issue PhysiogenicThalamic synchronyReticular neuronsAbsence epilepsySynaptic connectivityThalamic circuitsThalamocortical networkSpindle generationThalamic networkPathological oscillationsOscillatory activitySpecific interventionsSleep spindlesGenetic alterations
1995
Thalamocortical Interactions
Huguenard J, McCormick D, Coulter D. Thalamocortical Interactions. 1995, 156-173. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195083309.003.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRole of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro.
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Role of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro. The Journal Of Physiology 1995, 483: 665-685. PMID: 7776250, PMCID: PMC1157809, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp020613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsPGN cellsSpindle wave generationLow-threshold Ca2Perigeniculate nucleusSpindle wavesPGN neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsGABAA receptorsRelay cellsHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusNon-NMDA receptorsShort-duration inhibitory postsynaptic potentialMarked increaseLateral geniculate nucleusExtracellular recording techniquesVitro. 2GABAergic neuronsGABAergic receptorsGABAB receptorsProgressive hyperpolarization
1993
Cellular 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
1992
Corticothalamic activation modulates thalamic firing through glutamate "metabotropic" receptors.
McCormick D, von Krosigk M. Corticothalamic activation modulates thalamic firing through glutamate "metabotropic" receptors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 2774-2778. PMID: 1313567, PMCID: PMC48745, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.7.2774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlow-wave sleepCerebral cortexThalamic neuronsRelay neuronsWave sleepLateral geniculate relay neuronsProlonged excitatory postsynaptic potentialGeniculate relay neuronsLayer VI cellsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsThalamic relay neuronsSensory informationSingle-spike modeBrainstem inputsPostsynaptic potentialsCorticothalamic fibersSlow depolarizationObligatory relayState-dependent mannerSensory transferThalamusMammalian thalamusPotassium conductanceProlonged enhancementNeuronsChapter 10 Determination of State-Dependent Processing in Thalamus by Single Neuron Properties and Neuromodulators
MCCORMICK D, STROWBRIDGE B, HUGUENARD J. Chapter 10 Determination of State-Dependent Processing in Thalamus by Single Neuron Properties and Neuromodulators. 1992, 259-290. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-484815-3.50017-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState-dependent processingRelay neuronsSingle neuron propertiesHyperpolarization-activated cation currentNeuron propertiesThalamic relay neuronsAction potential generationThalamic neuronsCentral neuronsRhythmic burstsNervous systemCation currentSynaptic connectionsPacemaker currentThalamusNeuronsMotor informationPotential generationNeuromodulatorsFunctional consequences
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
1988
Acetylcholine inhibits identified interneurons in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus
McCormick D, Pape H. Acetylcholine inhibits identified interneurons in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus. Nature 1988, 334: 246-248. PMID: 3398922, DOI: 10.1038/334246a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusRelay cellsGeniculate nucleusDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusMuscarinic receptor-mediated increaseBrainstem cholinergic neuronsCat lateral geniculate nucleusInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsReceptor-mediated increaseDistinctive electrophysiological propertiesUnderlying ionic mechanismsLGNd relay cellsAcetylcholine inhibitsCholinergic neuronsAcetylcholine releaseCerebral cortexCholinergic actionCholinergic axonsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsCholinergic systemFacilitatory influenceElectrophysiological propertiesCat LGNdIntrageniculate interneurons