2005
Role of Synaptic and Intrinsic Membrane Properties in Short-Term Receptive Field Dynamics in Cat Area 17
Nowak L, Sanchez-Vives M, McCormick D. Role of Synaptic and Intrinsic Membrane Properties in Short-Term Receptive Field Dynamics in Cat Area 17. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 1866-1880. PMID: 15716423, PMCID: PMC6725929, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3897-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-contrast stimulationMembrane potential hyperpolarizationPotential hyperpolarizationCat primary visual cortexRole of synapticIntrinsic membrane propertiesPrimary visual cortexCat area 17Significant reductionHigh-contrast stimuliGray screenArea 17Synaptic mechanismsLack of stimulationVisual cortexArtificial scotomaRF sizeReceptive field dynamicsSine-wave gratingsSingle neuronsStimulationStrong visual stimuliHigh-contrast sine-wave gratingsHyperpolarizationVisual stimuli
2004
Chapter 5 Membrane Potential and Action Potential
McCormick D. Chapter 5 Membrane Potential and Action Potential. 2004, 115-140. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012148660-0/50006-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Adaptation and Temporal Decorrelation by Single Neurons in the Primary Visual Cortex
Wang X, Liu Y, Sanchez-Vives M, McCormick D. Adaptation and Temporal Decorrelation by Single Neurons in the Primary Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2003, 89: 3279-3293. PMID: 12649312, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00242.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortical neuronsVisual cortical slicesCellular mechanismsVisual cortical neuronsIntrinsic membrane propertiesPrimary visual cortexPossible cellular mechanismsSensory inputSlow afterhyperpolarizationIntrinsic ionic currentsCortical slicesLayer 2/3Cortical neuronsNeocortical neuronsIntracellular injectionV1 neuronsNeuronal responsesVisual cortexEfficient neural codingModel neuronsReal-world sensory inputsNeuronsIonic currentsProlonged changesSingle neurons
1993
Thalamocortical Oscillations in the Sleeping and Aroused Brain
Steriade M, McCormick D, Sejnowski T. Thalamocortical Oscillations in the Sleeping and Aroused Brain. Science 1993, 262: 679-685. PMID: 8235588, DOI: 10.1126/science.8235588.Peer-Reviewed Original Research