Synaptic organization and input-specific short-term plasticity in anterior cingulate cortical neurons with intact thalamic inputs

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2847-2861

  Lee, Chia Ming ^a,b   Chang, Wei Chih ^b   Chang, Kung Bo ^b   Shyu, Bai Chuang ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Medial thalamus; Mice; Multi channel electrode array; Short term plasticity; Thalamocingulate pathway

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; BIOCYTIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CARBOCYANINES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GYRUS CINGULI; LYSINE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS;

EID: 34249987942     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05485.x     Document Type: Article

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