2015
Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic brainstem neurons during focal limbic seizures: Effects on cortical physiology
Furman M, Zhan Q, McCafferty C, Lerner BA, Motelow JE, Meng J, Ma C, Buchanan GF, Witten IB, Deisseroth K, Cardin JA, Blumenfeld H. Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic brainstem neurons during focal limbic seizures: Effects on cortical physiology. Epilepsia 2015, 56: e198-e202. PMID: 26530287, PMCID: PMC4679683, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal limbic seizuresLimbic seizuresCortical functionBrainstem neuronsCortical dysfunctionFocal temporal lobe seizuresOptogenetic stimulationCortical slow-wave activityDepressed cortical functionSubcortical cholinergic neuronsTemporal lobe seizuresLoss of consciousnessPedunculopontine tegmental nucleusAnesthetized rat modelSlow wave activityCortical gamma activitySleep-like stateCholinergic neuronsFocal seizuresArousal networkCholinergic stimulationTegmental nucleusRat modelCortical physiologySeizures
1998
Lucifer Yellow filling of area X-projecting neurons in the high vocal center of female canaries
Benton S, Cardin J, DeVoogd T. Lucifer Yellow filling of area X-projecting neurons in the high vocal center of female canaries. Brain Research 1998, 799: 138-147. PMID: 9666104, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00485-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh vocal centerArea XForebrain nucleiCell classesLucifer Yellow fillingAuditory inputAnterior forebrain pathwayFemale canariesSlice preparationMajor projectionsSomatosensory inputHVC neuronsNeuronal populationsShort dendritesSensorimotor integrationForebrain pathwayNeuronsLucifer YellowVocal motorImmunocytochemical reactionSong systemDefinitive evidenceRelevant changesPrevious studiesRelated changes