1997
Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.
Azouz R, Gray C, Nowak L, McCormick D. Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1997, 7: 534-545. PMID: 9276178, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/7.6.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief action potentialsReceptive field propertiesReceptive field typesSpike frequency adaptationSimple receptive fieldsAxonal arborizationIntracellular recordingsInhibitory interneuronsBasket cellsSpontaneous activityStriate cortexLayers IIAction potentialsFiring patternsResponsive cellsVisual stimulationFrequency adaptationDirection preferenceInterneuronsHigh rateReceptive fieldsCortexCatsCellsSpike trainsInfluence 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
1996
Chattering Cells: Superficial Pyramidal Neurons Contributing to the Generation of Synchronous Oscillations in the Visual Cortex
Gray C, McCormick D. Chattering Cells: Superficial Pyramidal Neurons Contributing to the Generation of Synchronous Oscillations in the Visual Cortex. Science 1996, 274: 109-113. PMID: 8810245, DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5284.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsVisual stimulationSuperficial pyramidal neuronsSubset of neuronsIntracellular recordingsSpontaneous activityGamma frequency bandRhythmic firingGamma-band activityVisual cortexCortical oscillationsNeuronsRepetitive burstsCortexIntracortical contributionsSuperficial layersStimulationMembrane potentialFunctional significanceCellsLarge populationSynchronous oscillationsResponse