Short-term dynamics of thalamocortical and intracortical synapses onto layer 6 neurons in neocortex

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1924-1932

  Beierlein, Michael ^a   Connors, Barry W ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; INTERNEURON; LATENT PERIOD; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0036799985     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2002.88.4.1924     Document Type: Article

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