2003
Electrophysiological Classes of Cat Primary Visual Cortical Neurons In Vivo as Revealed by Quantitative Analyses
Nowak L, Azouz R, Sanchez-Vives M, Gray C, McCormick D. Electrophysiological Classes of Cat Primary Visual Cortical Neurons In Vivo as Revealed by Quantitative Analyses. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2003, 89: 1541-1566. PMID: 12626627, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00580.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsElectrophysiological classesCortical neuronsIntrinsic burstingPrimary visual cortical neuronsShort-duration action potentialsCortical neuronal functionSpiny stellate cellsRegular spikingSpiny stellate neuronsVisual cortical neuronsFrequency adaptationCat area 17High-frequency burstsSpike frequency adaptationCH neuronsTonic trainsNonpyramidal cellsIB neuronsRS neuronsStellate neuronsPyramidal cellsArea 17FS neuronsStellate cells
1985
Comparative electrophysiology of pyramidal and sparsely spiny stellate neurons of the neocortex
McCormick D, Connors B, Lighthall J, Prince D. Comparative electrophysiology of pyramidal and sparsely spiny stellate neurons of the neocortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1985, 54: 782-806. PMID: 2999347, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1985.54.4.782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegular-spiking cellsAction potentialsSpiny stellate neuronsIntracellular recording techniquesAnterior cingulate areaDistinct neuronal classesAnterior cingulate cortexProminent afterhyperpolarizationTonic currentsStellate neuronsMean durationTrain of spikesCingulate areasFluorescent dye Lucifer Yellow CHDye Lucifer Yellow CHSynaptic pathwaysIntracellular injectionSpike frequencyCingulate cortexFast spikingSpike riseElectrophysiological propertiesNeuronal classesGuinea pigsComparative electrophysiology