2004
Slow Adaptation in Fast-Spiking Neurons of Visual Cortex
Descalzo V, Nowak L, Brumberg J, McCormick D, Sanchez-Vives M. Slow Adaptation in Fast-Spiking Neurons of Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2004, 93: 1111-1118. PMID: 15385594, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00658.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFS neuronsSpike frequency adaptationSlower time courseShort-duration action potentialsTime courseNeuron's functional propertiesPostadaptation periodSlow afterhyperpolarizationCortical slicesNeuron dischargeAfferent inputInhibitory interneuronsVisual cortexAction potentialsNeuronsSlow adaptationPrevious studiesAfterhyperpolarizationInterneuronsExcitabilityCortexDischarge
1997
Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.
Azouz R, Gray C, Nowak L, McCormick D. Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1997, 7: 534-545. PMID: 9276178, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/7.6.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief action potentialsReceptive field propertiesReceptive field typesSpike frequency adaptationSimple receptive fieldsAxonal arborizationIntracellular recordingsInhibitory interneuronsBasket cellsSpontaneous activityStriate cortexLayers IIAction potentialsFiring patternsResponsive cellsVisual stimulationFrequency adaptationDirection preferenceInterneuronsHigh rateReceptive fieldsCortexCatsCellsSpike trains