2007
Enhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo
Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub A, Yu Y, McCormick D. Enhancement of Visual Responsiveness by Spontaneous Local Network Activity In Vivo. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 97: 4186-4202. PMID: 17409168, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01114.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic potentialsVisual responsivenessSpontaneous depolarizationsNetwork activityNeocortical network activityInhibitory synaptic potentialsPrimary visual cortexLocal network activityAction potential generationContrast response functionsCortical neuronsSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionSpontaneous activityMembrane potential depolarizationKetamine-xylazineExtracellular recordingsVisual cortexAction potentialsLocal circuitsIntegrative propertiesSensory responsesPotential depolarizationSlow oscillationsPotential generation
2006
Modulation of intracortical synaptic potentials by presynaptic somatic membrane potential
Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, Duque A, Yu Y, McCormick D. Modulation of intracortical synaptic potentials by presynaptic somatic membrane potential. Nature 2006, 441: 761-765. PMID: 16625207, DOI: 10.1038/nature04720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracortical synaptic potentialsSomatic membrane potentialCerebral cortexMembrane potentialPostsynaptic potentialsSynaptic potentialsSynaptic activityEpileptic seizuresAction potentialsSensory stimulationNeuronal communicationMembrane potential changesNeuronal signalsRecording pointsSole formPossible alternative mechanismSeizuresCortexAxonsNeurons
2005
Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Carry Synchronized Frequency Information in Active Cortical Networks
Hasenstaub A, Shu Y, Haider B, Kraushaar U, Duque A, McCormick D. Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials Carry Synchronized Frequency Information in Active Cortical Networks. Neuron 2005, 47: 423-435. PMID: 16055065, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCerebral CortexCortical SynchronizationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFerretsIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsMaleMembrane PotentialsNerve NetNeural InhibitionNeuronsOscillometryPyramidal CellsReaction TimeRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsHigh-frequency activityPostsynaptic potentialsPyramidal cellsCortical pyramidal cellsAction potential propertiesRecurrent network activityAction potential generationActive cortical networkInhibitory interneuronsCortical functionIntracellular injectionNearby neuronsStrong barragesInhibitory networksCortical networksField potentialsSynaptic conductancesIPSPsInhibitory potentialPotential generationNetwork activitySpike timingMore synchronyVivo