2008
Cortical Action Potential Backpropagation Explains Spike Threshold Variability and Rapid-Onset Kinetics
Yu Y, Shu Y, McCormick DA. Cortical Action Potential Backpropagation Explains Spike Threshold Variability and Rapid-Onset Kinetics. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7260-7272. PMID: 18632930, PMCID: PMC2664555, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1613-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon initial segmentAction potentialsAction potential backpropagationAction potential outputAction potential responsesThreshold variabilityInitial segmentCortical neuronsSynaptic activitySynaptic inputsSomatic recordingsCortical ensemblesSensorimotor integrationRate variabilityAction potential eventsSpike initiationAmplitude-time courseTime courseHigh rateTrial variabilityNeurons
2004
Slow Adaptation in Fast-Spiking Neurons of Visual Cortex
Descalzo V, Nowak L, Brumberg J, McCormick D, Sanchez-Vives M. Slow Adaptation in Fast-Spiking Neurons of Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2004, 93: 1111-1118. PMID: 15385594, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00658.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFS neuronsSpike frequency adaptationSlower time courseShort-duration action potentialsTime courseNeuron's functional propertiesPostadaptation periodSlow afterhyperpolarizationCortical slicesNeuron dischargeAfferent inputInhibitory interneuronsVisual cortexAction potentialsNeuronsSlow adaptationPrevious studiesAfterhyperpolarizationInterneuronsExcitabilityCortexDischarge
1998
Periodicity of Thalamic Synchronized Oscillations: the Role of Ca2+-Mediated Upregulation of Ih
Lüthi A, McCormick D. Periodicity of Thalamic Synchronized Oscillations: the Role of Ca2+-Mediated Upregulation of Ih. Neuron 1998, 20: 553-563. PMID: 9539128, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80994-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent activationRefractory periodHyperpolarization-activated cation current IhNeural network oscillationsSynchronized network activityWave seizuresRole of Ca2Synchronized dischargesThalamocortical cellsThalamocortical networkElectrophysiological propertiesMediated UpregulationSpindle wavesCurrent IhConstituent neuronsNetwork oscillationsAbnormal patternsActivation curveTime courseNetwork activityUpregulationActivationCritical determinant