2013
Motor Cortex Feedback Influences Sensory Processing by Modulating Network State
Zagha E, Casale AE, Sachdev RN, McGinley MJ, McCormick DA. Motor Cortex Feedback Influences Sensory Processing by Modulating Network State. Neuron 2013, 79: 567-578. PMID: 23850595, PMCID: PMC3742632, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Endogenous Electric Fields May Guide Neocortical Network Activity
Fröhlich F, McCormick DA. Endogenous Electric Fields May Guide Neocortical Network Activity. Neuron 2010, 67: 129-143. PMID: 20624597, PMCID: PMC3139922, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Rapid Neocortical Dynamics: Cellular and Network Mechanisms
Haider B, McCormick DA. Rapid Neocortical Dynamics: Cellular and Network Mechanisms. Neuron 2009, 62: 171-189. PMID: 19409263, PMCID: PMC3132648, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations
Huguenard J, McCormick D. Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations. Trends In Neurosciences 2007, 30: 350-356. PMID: 17544519, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesRelay neuronsReticular nucleusInhibitory thalamic reticular neuronsThalamic oscillatory activityGeneralized absence epilepsyThalamic reticular neuronsThalamocortical relay neuronsRegulation of excitabilityPost-inhibitory rebound mechanismAnnual INMED/TINS symposiumINMED/TINS special issue PhysiogenicThalamic synchronyReticular neuronsAbsence epilepsySynaptic connectivityThalamic circuitsThalamocortical networkSpindle generationThalamic networkPathological oscillationsOscillatory activitySpecific interventionsSleep spindlesGenetic alterationsEnhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo
Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub A, Yu Y, McCormick D. Enhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 97: 4186-4202. PMID: 17409168, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01114.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic potentialsVisual responsivenessSpontaneous depolarizationsNetwork activityNeocortical network activityInhibitory synaptic potentialsPrimary visual cortexLocal network activityAction potential generationContrast response functionsCortical neuronsSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionSpontaneous activityMembrane potential depolarizationKetamine-xylazineExtracellular recordingsVisual cortexAction potentialsLocal circuitsIntegrative propertiesSensory responsesPotential depolarizationSlow oscillationsPotential generation