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 Research
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