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 neuronsElectrophysiological 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
2000
Cellular Mechanisms of Long-Lasting Adaptation in Visual Cortical Neurons In Vitro
Sanchez-Vives M, Nowak L, McCormick D. Cellular Mechanisms of Long-Lasting Adaptation in Visual Cortical Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 4286-4299. PMID: 10818164, PMCID: PMC6772630, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-11-04286.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike frequency adaptationSlow afterhyperpolarizationCortical neuronsFerret primary visual cortexProlonged dischargeCellular mechanismsVisual cortical neuronsPrimary visual cortexSlow spike frequency adaptationIntracellular recordingsIntracellular injectionRightward shiftAfterhyperpolarizationVisual cortexReversal potentialContrast adaptationNeuronsDischarge frequencyMembrane conductanceVivoVisual systemBlockadeCortexImportant role
1997
Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons.
Nowak L, Sanchez-Vives M, McCormick D. Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons. Cerebral Cortex 1997, 7: 487-501. PMID: 9276174, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/7.6.487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsAction potentialsFerret visual cortexAction potential dischargeVisual cortical neuronsInterspike intervalsAction potential generationAction potential timingTemporal precisionPostsynaptic potentialsGamma frequency rangeIntracellular recordingsIntracellular injectionVisual cortexPotential dischargeNeuronsVisual stimulationCortical networksRegular spikingSensory stimuliSingle trialHigh temporal precisionPotential timingHigh frequencyPotential generation