Turning on and off recurrent balanced cortical activity
Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, McCormick D. Turning on and off recurrent balanced cortical activity. Nature 2003, 423: 288-293. PMID: 12748642, DOI: 10.1038/nature01616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexLocal cortical circuitsCortical neuronsNeuronal excitabilitySynaptic inputsCortical circuitsSpontaneous activityCortical activitySynaptic connectionsRecurrent excitationCortical organizationCortexNeuronsLocal recurrent connectionsRecurrent activitySelf-sustained activityHypothesized roleInhibitionVast majorityActivityExcitabilityExcitatory