Although the neocortex forms a distributed system comprised of several functional areas, its
vertical columnar organization is largely conserved across areas and species, suggesting …

Tactile information is actively acquired and processed in the brain through concerted
interactions between movement and sensation. Somatosensory input is often the result of self-…

The specific membrane capacitance (C m ) of a neuron influences synaptic efficacy and
determines the speed with which electrical signals propagate along dendrites and unmyelinated …

Neocortical GABAergic neurons have diverse molecular, structural and electrophysiological
features, but the functional correlates of this diversity are largely unknown. We found unique …

Computations in cortical circuits are mediated by synaptic interactions between excitatory
and inhibitory neurons, and yet we know little about their activity in awake animals. Here, …

The thalamus transmits sensory information to the neocortex and receives neocortical,
subcortical, and neuromodulatory inputs. Despite its obvious importance, surprisingly little is …

Background Synaptic interactions between excitatory and inhibitory neocortical neurons are
important for mammalian sensory perception. Synaptic transmission between identified …

The thalamic reticular nucleus (nRT) is composed entirely of GABAergic inhibitory neurones
that receive input from pyramidal cortical neurones and excitatory relay cells of the …

Dopamine is released from both axonal and somatodendritic sites of midbrain dopaminergic
neurons in an action potential-dependent manner. In contrast to the majority of central …

Beta and gamma rhythms have been hypothesized to be involved in global and local coordination
of neuronal activity, respectively. Here, we investigated how cells in rodent area S1BF …