2000
Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Repetitive High-Frequency Burst Firing in Supragranular Cortical Neurons
Brumberg J, Nowak L, McCormick D. Ionic Mechanisms Underlying Repetitive High-Frequency Burst Firing in Supragranular Cortical Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 4829-4843. PMID: 10864940, PMCID: PMC6772270, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-13-04829.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer II/III pyramidal neuronsHigh-frequency burst dischargesAction potential generationAction potentialsPyramidal neuronsCortical neuronsBurst dischargesHigh-frequency burst firingVisual cortical slicesAction potential burstsFirst action potentialBurst-firing modeHigh-frequency burstsPotential generationIonic mechanismsIntrinsic burstsCortical slicesLocal cortical networksBurst firingNeocortical neuronsIntracellular recordingsPostsynaptic neuronsATX IIQX-314Single spiking
1998
Functional and Ionic Properties of a Slow Afterhyperpolarization in Ferret Perigeniculate Neurons In Vitro
Kim U, Mccormick D. Functional and Ionic Properties of a Slow Afterhyperpolarization in Ferret Perigeniculate Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 1222-1235. PMID: 9744934, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.3.1222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsApaminBicucullineCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleFerretsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesLidocaineMaleNeuronsOmega-Conotoxin GVIAPeptidesPeriodicityPotassiumPotassium ChannelsSodiumTetraethylammoniumTetrodotoxinConceptsApplication of apaminSlow afterhyperpolarizationLow-threshold Ca2Perigeniculate neuronsPlateau potentialsBlock of Ca2Spindle wave generationMedium-duration afterhyperpolarizationGABAergic neuronsTonic dischargeFast afterhyperpolarizationPerigeniculate nucleusIntracellular recordingsAfterhyperpolarizationAction potentialsRefractory periodLocal applicationProlonged depolarizationRepetitive Ca2Spindle wavesReversal potentialNeuronsApaminMembrane conductanceActivation
1993
Mechanisms of oscillatory activity in guinea‐pig nucleus reticularis thalami in vitro: a mammalian pacemaker.
Bal T, McCormick D. Mechanisms of oscillatory activity in guinea‐pig nucleus reticularis thalami in vitro: a mammalian pacemaker. The Journal Of Physiology 1993, 468: 669-691. PMID: 8254530, PMCID: PMC1143849, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1993.sp019794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-threshold Ca2Nucleus reticularis thalamiRhythmic burst firingThreshold Ca2Reticularis thalamiBurst firingExtracellular Ca2Action potentialsOscillatory activityShort-latency burstsSingle spike activityVitro. 2Fast action potentialsNon-selective cationSlow ADPThalamic afferentsTonic dischargeNRT cellsIntracellular recordingsIntracellular injectionSpike AHPsSpike activitySingle neuronesExtracellular applicationReversal potential
1990
IONIC MECHANISMS OF MODULATORY BRAIN STEM INFLUENCES IN THE THALAMUS
Pape H, McCormick D. IONIC MECHANISMS OF MODULATORY BRAIN STEM INFLUENCES IN THE THALAMUS. Journal Of Basic And Clinical Physiology And Pharmacology 1990, 1: 107-118. PMID: 1964799, DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp.1990.1.1-4.107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Noradrenaline and serotonin selectively modulate thalamic burst firing by enhancing a hyperpolarization-activated cation current
Pape H, McCormick D. Noradrenaline and serotonin selectively modulate thalamic burst firing by enhancing a hyperpolarization-activated cation current. Nature 1989, 340: 715-718. PMID: 2475782, DOI: 10.1038/340715a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic neuronsRhythmic burstsAction potentialsHyperpolarization-activated cation currentSingle spike activityGenerate action potentialsSlow-wave sleepSingle-spike firingState of excitabilityAction potential generationSerotonergic inputNeurons displaySynaptic processingSpike activityCation currentThalamic burstsSpike firingNoradrenalineSerotoninCellular mechanismsNeuronsRhythmic oscillationsNovel actionBehavioral statesCyclic AMP