Mechanisms underlying the synchronizing action of corticothalamic feedback through inhibition of thalamic relay cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 999-1016

  Destexhe, Alain ^a   Contreras, Diego ^a   Steriade, Mircea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CAT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RETICULUM CELL; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031905707     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.2.999     Document Type: Article

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