2012
Selective Functional Interactions between Excitatory and Inhibitory Cortical Neurons and Differential Contribution to Persistent Activity of the Slow Oscillation
Tahvildari B, Wölfel M, Duque A, McCormick DA. Selective Functional Interactions between Excitatory and Inhibitory Cortical Neurons and Differential Contribution to Persistent Activity of the Slow Oscillation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 12165-12179. PMID: 22933799, PMCID: PMC3466092, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1181-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory synaptic potentialsSynaptic potentialsEntorhinal cortexSlow oscillationsCortical neuronal subtypesInhibitory synaptic eventsMouse entorhinal cortexSomatostatin-containing interneuronsVasoactive intestinal peptideInhibitory cortical neuronsAction potential activityCortical pyramidal cellsWhole-cell recordingsRecurrent network activitySubmerged slice preparationPersistent activityExcitatory pyramidalDifferent excitatoryPyramidal neuronsIntestinal peptideNeuropeptide YCortical neuronsPyramidal cellsSlice preparationExcitatory neurons
2006
Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings
Shu Y, Duque A, Yu Y, Haider B, McCormick D. Properties of Action-Potential Initiation in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells: Evidence From Whole Cell Axon Recordings. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2006, 97: 746-760. PMID: 17093120, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00922.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical pyramidal cellsAction potential initiationAxon initial segmentPyramidal cellsAction potentialsSynaptic activityLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsSimultaneous whole-cell recordingsWhole-cell recordingsNeocortical pyramidal cellsRecurrent network activityAction potential generationInitial segmentIntradendritic injectionPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesEpileptiform activityCortical neuronsEpileptiform dischargesIntracortical axonsEpileptic seizuresSynaptic bombardmentCell recordingsDistal axonsSynaptic barrages
2002
Inhibitory Interactions Between Ferret Thalamic Reticular Neurons
Shu Y, McCormick D. Inhibitory Interactions Between Ferret Thalamic Reticular Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2002, 87: 2571-2576. PMID: 11976393, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00850.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsNRT neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsThalamocortical activityReceptor-mediated inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsImportant inhibitory inputThalamic excitatory inputsThalamic reticular nucleusInhibitory interactionsThalamic reticular neuronsThalamic relay nucleiAverage reversal potentialLocal inhibitory interactionsThalamocortical functionNRT cellsReceptor antagonistReticular neuronsReticular nucleusExcitatory inputsIntracellular recordingsInhibitory inputsRelay nucleiExtracellular recordingsNeurons