Barrages of Synaptic Activity Control the Gain and Sensitivity of Cortical Neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 32, 2003, Pages 10388-10401

  Shu, Yousheng ^a   Hasenstaub, Andrea ^a   Badoual, Mathilde ^b   Bal, Thierry ^b   McCormick, David A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cortex; Gain; Multiplication; Responsiveness; Synaptic activity; Timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0344393016     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-32-10388.2003     Document Type: Article

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