Tonic inhibition enhances fidelity of sensory information transmission in the cerebellar cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 32, 2012, Pages 11132-11143

  Duguid, Ian ^a   Branco, Tiago ^a   London, Michael ^a   Chadderton, Paul ^a   Häusser, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GRANULE CELL; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIKE WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; ISOXAZOLES; KETAMINE; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SENSATION; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84864832603     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0460-12.2012     Document Type: Article

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