2005
Excitatory Effects of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Thalamus
Broberger C, McCormick D. Excitatory Effects of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Thalamus. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 1664-1673. PMID: 15716402, PMCID: PMC6725920, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3198-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsBicucullineCalcium SignalingEpilepsyFemaleFerretsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesIn Vitro TechniquesInterneuronsIon TransportMaleMethacholine ChlorideMuscarinic AgonistsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassiumPotassium ChannelsReceptors, GABA-AThalamusThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneWakefulnessConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneThalamocortical cellsApplication of TRHNeuropeptide thyrotropin-releasing hormoneRapid eye movement (REM) sleepRhythmic burst firingAnti-epileptic effectsEye movement sleepApplication of bicucullineLateral geniculate nucleusSlow-wave sleepThalamocortical network activityAction potential generationSingle-spike modeNonspecific currentsPerigeniculate neuronsExcitatory effectsGABAergic neuronsMovement sleepPGN neuronsBath applicationBurst firingGeniculate nucleusIntracellular recordingsDirect depolarization
2004
Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons
Lee K, Broberger C, Kim U, McCormick D. Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 6716-6721. PMID: 15096604, PMCID: PMC404111, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0400817101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApplication of histamineGamma-aminobutyric acidPerigeniculate nucleusGABAergic neuronsSingle spike activityMammalian central nervous systemCentral nervous systemHistaminergic actionPerigeniculate neuronsHistaminergic fibersHistaminergic systemHistaminergic receptorsTuberomammillary nucleusIontophoretic applicationPostsynaptic factorsThalamocortical activityInhibitory responsesNeuronal activityThalamic oscillationsNervous systemHistamineMembrane hyperpolarizationSpindle wavesIonotropic receptorsReversal potential
2003
Balanced Recurrent Excitation and Inhibition in Local Cortical Networks
McCormick D, Shu Y, Hasenstaub A. Balanced Recurrent Excitation and Inhibition in Local Cortical Networks. 2003, 113-124. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0039-1_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortical pyramidal cellsPyramidal cellsSynaptic inputsCortical laminaeCortical networksLocal pyramidal cellsRecurrent excitatory networkCortical dischargesGABAergic neuronsCerebral cortexDense innervationGABAergic inhibitoryGABAergic interneuronsLocal axonsLocal cortical networksCortical neuronsExcitatory inputsCortical areasExcitatory communicationPresynaptic cellRecurrent excitationExcitatory networksInhibitory controlPatterns of connectivityCortex
1998
Functional and Ionic Properties of a Slow Afterhyperpolarization in Ferret Perigeniculate Neurons In Vitro
Kim U, Mccormick D. Functional and Ionic Properties of a Slow Afterhyperpolarization in Ferret Perigeniculate Neurons In Vitro. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 1222-1235. PMID: 9744934, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.3.1222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnesthetics, LocalAnimalsApaminBicucullineCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleFerretsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesLidocaineMaleNeuronsOmega-Conotoxin GVIAPeptidesPeriodicityPotassiumPotassium ChannelsSodiumTetraethylammoniumTetrodotoxinConceptsApplication of apaminSlow afterhyperpolarizationLow-threshold Ca2Perigeniculate neuronsPlateau potentialsBlock of Ca2Spindle wave generationMedium-duration afterhyperpolarizationGABAergic neuronsTonic dischargeFast afterhyperpolarizationPerigeniculate nucleusIntracellular recordingsAfterhyperpolarizationAction potentialsRefractory periodLocal applicationProlonged depolarizationRepetitive Ca2Spindle wavesReversal potentialNeuronsApaminMembrane conductanceActivation
1997
Inhibitory Interactions between Perigeniculate GABAergic Neurons
Sanchez-Vives M, Bal T, McCormick D. Inhibitory Interactions between Perigeniculate GABAergic Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8894-8908. PMID: 9348356, PMCID: PMC6573073, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-22-08894.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetazolamideAction PotentialsAnimalsAnticonvulsantsAxonsBaclofenBicucullineCalciumCerebral CortexExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleFerretsGABA AgonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGeniculate BodiesGlutamic AcidMaleMuscimolNeural InhibitionNeuronsOrganophosphorus CompoundsPicrotoxinReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, GABA-BReceptors, PresynapticTetrodotoxinThalamic NucleiConceptsPGN neuronsPerigeniculate nucleusGABAB receptorsGABAergic neuronsIntracellular recordingsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusActivation of inhibitionSpecific agonist muscimolGABAA receptor blockadeLow-threshold Ca2Lateral geniculate nucleusAverage reversal potentialBarrages of EPSPsFunctional GABAAPerigeniculate neuronsReceptor blockadeSlow IPSPBicuculline methiodideTonic dischargeAxon collateralsThalamocortical neuronsAgonist muscimolSubset of cellsGABAA receptorsGeniculate nucleusModulation of spindle oscillations by acetylcholine, cholecystokinin and 1S,3R-ACPD in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro
Lee K, McCormick D. Modulation of spindle oscillations by acetylcholine, cholecystokinin and 1S,3R-ACPD in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro. Neuroscience 1997, 77: 335-350. PMID: 9472394, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(96)00481-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpindle wave generationInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsThalamocortical neuronsLocal applicationTonic dischargeSpindle wavesPostsynaptic potentialsPerigeniculate nucleusGlutamate metabotropic receptor agonistMetabotropic receptor agonistMembrane depolarizationEffects of neurotransmittersSlow-wave sleepPerigeniculate neuronsLeak potassium currentGABAergic cellsGABAergic neuronsLateral geniculateReceptor agonistTonic activityWave sleepPotassium currentThalamic networkACPDNeurons
1995
Acetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors
Lee K, McCormick D. Acetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 73: 2123-2128. PMID: 7623105, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.73.5.2123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction of acetylcholineSingle spike activityPerigeniculate nucleusPGN cellsGABAergic neuronsSpike activityLocal applicationDirect postsynaptic actionFerret thalamic slicesNicotinic antagonist hexamethoniumIntracellular recording techniquesAction potential firingLow-threshold Ca2Slow hyperpolarizing responseVitro. 2Antagonist hexamethoniumMembrane conductancePostsynaptic actionsGABAergic cellsMuscarinic antagonistMuscarinic receptorsDepolarizing responsePGN neuronsHyperpolarizing responseSynaptic transmissionRole of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro.
Bal T, von Krosigk M, McCormick D. Role of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus in the generation of synchronized oscillations in vitro. The Journal Of Physiology 1995, 483: 665-685. PMID: 7776250, PMCID: PMC1157809, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp020613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsPGN cellsSpindle wave generationLow-threshold Ca2Perigeniculate nucleusSpindle wavesPGN neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsRelay neuronsGABAA receptorsRelay cellsHigh-frequency burst dischargesThreshold Ca2Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleusNon-NMDA receptorsShort-duration inhibitory postsynaptic potentialMarked increaseLateral geniculate nucleusExtracellular recording techniquesVitro. 2GABAergic neuronsGABAergic receptorsGABAB receptorsProgressive hyperpolarization
1993
Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability
McCormick D, Wang Z, Huguenard J. Neurotransmitter Control of Neocortical Neuronal Activity and Excitability. Cerebral Cortex 1993, 3: 387-398. PMID: 7903176, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/3.5.387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of muscarinicMetabotropic receptorsPyramidal cellsLayers II/IIISingle spike activityGlutamate metabotropic receptorsDuration of EPSPsAction potential generationSpike frequency adaptationCurrent IAHPGABAergic neuronsCortical neuronsGABAA receptorsNMDA receptorsH2-histaminergicNeurotransmitter systemsNeurons resultsSerotoninergic receptorsCortical circuitsNeuronal activityNeurotransmitter controlNeuronal circuitsNeocortical neuronal activityAlpha 1Functional activation