2004
Multiple Large Inputs to Principal Cells in the Mouse Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body
Bergsman JB, De Camilli P, McCormick DA. Multiple Large Inputs to Principal Cells in the Mouse Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2004, 92: 545-552. PMID: 15212444, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00927.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrincipal cellsTrapezoid bodyElectrophysiological criteriaMedial nucleusNerve terminalsMammalian auditory brain stemExcitatory postsynaptic current amplitudeCalyceal nerve terminalsMouse medial nucleusAuditory brain stemPostsynaptic current amplitudeStrong excitatory inputGiant nerve terminalCalyx of HeldPrincipal neuronsBrain stemExcitatory inputsSynaptic transmissionCentral synapseAnatomical studySynapseSound localizationTransmitter typeCellsCurrent amplitude
1997
SLEEP AND AROUSAL: Thalamocortical Mechanisms
McCormick D, Bal T. SLEEP AND AROUSAL: Thalamocortical Mechanisms. Annual Review Of Neuroscience 1997, 20: 185-215. PMID: 9056712, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.20.1.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic reticular neuronsReticular neuronsCerebral cortex resultsCortical pyramidal cellsIntrinsic membrane propertiesBasal forebrainEnhanced excitabilityBrain stemMovement sleepAbsence seizuresTonic activityPyramidal cellsThalamocortical activitySleep rhythmsAnatomical interconnectionsCortex resultsThalamocortical mechanismsDifferent neurotransmittersParoxysmal eventsSpindle wavesRhythmic activitySpecific alterationsSleepSensory processingSlow waves