2010
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 sensitivityAcuityInterneurons
2008
Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo
Cardin JA, Palmer LA, Contreras D. Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Stimulus-Dependent Gain Modulation in Primary Visual Cortex Neurons In Vivo. Neuron 2008, 59: 150-160. PMID: 18614036, PMCID: PMC2504695, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic activationPrimary visual cortex neuronsCat primary visual cortexVisual cortex neuronsCellular mechanismsPrimary visual cortexNeuronal gainBackground synaptic activityVisual stimuliPostsynaptic effectsCortex neuronsIntracellular recordingsSynaptic activitySynaptic inputsVisual cortexInput resistanceVisual stimulationGain modulationSustained changesVivoSensory contextMembrane potentialNeuronal phenomenaActivationModulation
2007
Stimulus Feature Selectivity in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in Primary Visual Cortex
Cardin JA, Palmer LA, Contreras D. Stimulus Feature Selectivity in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons in Primary Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 10333-10344. PMID: 17898205, PMCID: PMC3025280, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1692-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexFS cellsVisual cortexRS cellsLayer 4Feature selectivityThalamorecipient layer 4Cortical sensory processingResponses of excitatorySynaptic responsesInhibitory neuronsSynaptic inputsSynaptic integrationInhibitory cellsMembrane potential fluctuationsStimulus selectivitySpike outputLow input resistanceFiring rateSpike tuningType-specific differencesInput resistanceSpiking cellsCell type-specific differencesRegular spiking