Thalamic control of cortical states
Poulet, James F. A.; Fernandez, Laura M. J.; Crochet, Sylvain; Petersen, Carl C. H.
2012

Abstract

We investigated the impact of thalamus on ongoing cortical activity in the awake, behaving mouse. We demonstrate that the desynchronized cortical state during active behavior is driven by a centrally generated increase in thalamic action potential firing, which can also be mimicked by optogenetic stimulation of the thalamus. The thalamus therefore is key in controlling cortical states.

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Title Thalamic control of cortical states
Author(s) Poulet, James F. A. ; Fernandez, Laura M. J. ; Crochet, Sylvain ; Petersen, Carl C. H.
Published in Nature Neuroscience
Volume 15
Issue 3
Pages 370-372
Date 2012
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
ISSN 1097-6256
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.3035
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Laboratories LSENS
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Record creation date 2012-03-29

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