Synchronized paroxysmal activity in the developing thalamocortical network mediated by corticothalamic projections and 'silent' synapses

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2865-2875

  Golshani, Peyman ^a   Jones, Edward G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical oscillations; NMDA receptor; Paroxysmal activity; Reticular nucleus; Somatosensory cortex; Ventroposterior nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; EPILEPTOGENESIS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PIA MATER; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VOLTAGE CLAMP; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033561435     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-08-02865.1999     Document Type: Article

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