1996
Ionic mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations and propagating waves in a model of ferret thalamic slices
Destexhe A, Bal T, McCormick D, Sejnowski T. Ionic mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations and propagating waves in a model of ferret thalamic slices. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 2049-2070. PMID: 8890314, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.2049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBicucullineCalciumCalcium ChannelsElectrophysiologyFerretsGABA AntagonistsIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsKineticsMembrane PotentialsModels, NeurologicalNeural Networks, ComputerPotassium ChannelsRecruitment, NeurophysiologicalRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalReticular FormationSynapsesThalamusUp-RegulationConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsSlow inhibitory postsynaptic potentialFerret thalamic slicesActivity-dependent upregulationTC cellsRE cellsPostsynaptic potentialsThalamic slicesGABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsSpindle oscillationsCalcium-sensitive currentGABAB inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsLocal axonal arborizationsThalamic reticular neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acidRE neuronsGABAB receptorsIsoxazolepropionic acidRebound burstsReticular neuronsTC neuronsGABAA inhibitionAxonal arborizationBurst dischargesAbolition of Spindle Oscillations by Serotonin and Norepinephrine in the Ferret Lateral Geniculate and Perigeniculate Nuclei In Vitro
Lee K, McCormick D. Abolition of Spindle Oscillations by Serotonin and Norepinephrine in the Ferret Lateral Geniculate and Perigeniculate Nuclei In Vitro. Neuron 1996, 17: 309-321. PMID: 8780654, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80162-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpindle wave generationThalamocortical neuronsSpindle wavesPerigeniculate nucleusLocal applicationDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusHyperpolarization-activated cation current IhModulation of IhLateral geniculate nucleusBeta-adrenergic agonistsAdenylyl cyclase activatorGABAergic cellsLateral geniculateChannel blockersGeniculate nucleusNorepinephrineLamina A1Current IhNeuronsSpindle oscillationsCyclase activatorSerotoninIHBlockersAgonists
1993
A model for 8–10 Hz spindling in interconnected thalamic relay and reticularis neurons
Destexhe A, McCormick D, Sejnowski T. A model for 8–10 Hz spindling in interconnected thalamic relay and reticularis neurons. Biophysical Journal 1993, 65: 2473-2477. PMID: 8312485, PMCID: PMC1225988, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(93)81297-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReticular cellsReticular thalamic cellsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsIntrinsic oscillatory propertiesReticularis neuronsSpindle rhythmicityPostsynaptic potentialsInhibitory synapsesThalamic cellsThalamic relayThalamocortical cellsSilent periodSynaptic interactionsSpindle oscillationsRhythmic oscillationsCells