2003
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
1992
Neurotransmitter Actions in the Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex
McCormick D. Neurotransmitter Actions in the Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 1992, 9: 212-223. PMID: 1350591, DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199204010-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidCerebral cortexThalamocortical activityInhibitory amino acidsSleep-wake cyclePostsynaptic actionsCortical neuronsNeurotransmitter actionEpileptic seizuresSynaptic informationTransmitter actionThalamusNorepinephrineAcetylcholineCortexNeurotransmittersSeizuresExcitabilityNeocortexHistamineExcitatoryState of activityNeuronsActivity