Cortical sensory suppression during arousal is due to the activity-dependent depression of thalamocortical synapses

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 541, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 319-331

  Castro Alamancos, Manuel A ^a   Oldford, Elizabeth ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SYNAPSES; THALAMUS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 0037095880     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.016857     Document Type: Article

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