Cellular Mechanisms of Temporal Sensitivity in Visual Cortex Neurons
Cardin JA, Kumbhani RD, Contreras D, Palmer LA. Cellular Mechanisms of Temporal Sensitivity in Visual Cortex Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 3652-3662. PMID: 20219999, PMCID: PMC2880457, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5279-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLayer 4 neuronsCortical neuronsSensory-evoked synaptic inputsVisual cortex neuronsCellular mechanismsPrimary visual cortexCortex neuronsInhibitory interneuronsCortical functionExcitatory neuronsSynaptic inputsMembrane potential responsesSpike precisionVisual cortexCortical layersExcitatory conductanceNeuronsCoincident inputsInput integrationSynchronous inputsCortexNonlinear summationTemporal sensitivityAcuityInterneuronsTargeted optogenetic stimulation and recording of neurons in vivo using cell-type-specific expression of Channelrhodopsin-2
Cardin JA, Carlén M, Meletis K, Knoblich U, Zhang F, Deisseroth K, Tsai LH, Moore CI. Targeted optogenetic stimulation and recording of neurons in vivo using cell-type-specific expression of Channelrhodopsin-2. Nature Protocols 2010, 5: 247-254. PMID: 20134425, PMCID: PMC3655719, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical interferenceMajor long-term goalViral vectorsCell-type selectivityRecording of neuronsOptogenetic stimulationChannelrhodopsin-2Cre-dependent expressionBrain circuit functionSelective cell typesInhibitory interneuronsIntracellular recordingsVivo electrophysiologyExcitatory neuronsIntact brainType selectivityNeural subtypesOptogenetic techniquesSpecific populationsNeural activityCircuit functionNeuronsInterferenceCell typesStimulation