The role of the thalamus in cortical function: Not just a simple relay

Thalamus and Related Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-216

  Sherman, S Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst and tonic firing; Corticothalamic; First order thalamic nuclei; Higher order thalamic nuclei; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Pulvinar; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULVINAR; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 34147126467     PISSN: 14729288     EISSN: 17448107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1472928807000210     Document Type: Article

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