Publications

Selected Publications

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Nestvogel DB, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2022 Jan 5; 2021 Oct 22. PMID: 34687663.

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Neuromodulation of Brain State and Behavior.

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

McCormick DA, Nestvogel DB, He BJ. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2020 Jul 8; 2020 Apr 6. PMID: 32250724.

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Movement and Performance Explain Widespread Cortical Activity in a Visual Detection Task.

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Salkoff DB, Zagha E, McCarthy E, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 2020 Jan 10. PMID: 31711133.

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Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Neske GT, Nestvogel D, Steffan PJ, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2019 Dec 11; 2019 Oct 31. PMID: 31672787.

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Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Andrews JP, Yue Z, Ryu JH, Neske G, McCormick DA, Blumenfeld H. Exp Neurol. 2019 Apr; 2018 Dec 10. PMID: 30543800.

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Distinct Functional Groups Emerge from the Intrinsic Properties of Molecularly Identified Entorhinal

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Ferrante M, Tahvildari B, Duque A, Hadzipasic M, Salkoff D, Zagha EW, Hasselmo ME, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 2017 Jun 1. PMID: 27269961.

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Corrigendum: Knockout of Foxp2 disrupts vocal development in mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Castellucci GA, McGinley MJ, McCormick DA. Sci Rep. 2017 Jan 12; 2017 Jan 12. PMID: 28079190.

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Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Hadzipasic M, Ni W, Nagy M, Steenrod N, McGinley MJ, Kaushal A, Thomas E, McCormick DA, Horwich AL. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Nov 22; 2016 Nov 7. PMID: 27821773.

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Pupil fluctuations track rapid changes in adrenergic and cholinergic activity in cortex.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Reimer J, McGinley MJ, Liu Y, Rodenkirch C, Wang Q, McCormick DA, Tolias AS. Nat Commun. 2016 Nov 8; 2016 Nov 8. PMID: 27824036.

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Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Zagha E, Murray JD, McCormick DA. eNeuro. 2016 Jul-Aug; 2016 Aug 31. PMID: 27595137.

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Knockout of Foxp2 disrupts vocal development in mice.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Castellucci GA, McGinley MJ, McCormick DA. Sci Rep. 2016 Mar 16; 2016 Mar 16. PMID: 26980647.

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Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Casale AE, Foust AJ, Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2015 Nov 25. PMID: 26609152.

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Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

Zagha E, Ge X, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2015 Nov 4; 2015 Oct 22. PMID: 26593093.

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Waking State: Rapid Variations Modulate Neural and Behavioral Responses.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

McGinley MJ, Vinck M, Reimer J, Batista-Brito R, Zagha E, Cadwell CR, Tolias AS, Cardin JA, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2015 Sep 23. PMID: 26402600.

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Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

Salkoff DB, Zagha E, Yüzgeç Ö, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2015 Jul 15. PMID: 26180200.

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Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

McGinley MJ, David SV, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2015 Jul 1; 2015 Jun 11. PMID: 26074005.

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Brain state dependent activity in the cortex and thalamus.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

McCormick DA, McGinley MJ, Salkoff DB. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2015 Apr; 2014 Oct 22. PMID: 25460069.

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Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

McCormick DA, Nusbaum MP. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2014 Dec; 2014 Nov 4. PMID: 25457725.

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Neural control of brain state.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Zagha E, McCormick DA. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2014 Dec; 2014 Oct 10. PMID: 25310628.

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Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Hadzipasic M, Tahvildari B, Nagy M, Bian M, Horwich AL, McCormick DA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Nov 25; 2014 Nov 10. PMID: 25385594.

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Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Andermann ML, Gilfoy NB, Goldey GJ, Sachdev RN, Wölfel M, McCormick DA, Reid RC, Levene MJ. Neuron. 2013 Nov 20; 2013 Oct 17. PMID: 24139817.

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Motor cortex feedback influences sensory processing by modulating network state.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Zagha E, Casale AE, Sachdev RN, McGinley MJ, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2013 Aug 7; 2013 Jul 11. PMID: 23850595.

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Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Tahvildari B, Wölfel M, Duque A, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2012 Aug 29. PMID: 22933799.

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Warm body temperature facilitates energy efficient cortical action potentials.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Yu Y, Hill AP, McCormick DA. PLoS Comput Biol. 2012; 2012 Apr 12. PMID: 22511855.

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Active action potential propagation but not initiation in thalamic interneuron dendrites.

Somatic membrane potential and Kv1 channels control spike repolarization in cortical axon collaterals and presynaptic boutons.

Casale AE, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2011 Dec 14. PMID: 22171033.

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Somatic membrane potential and Kv1 channels control spike repolarization in cortical axon collaterals and presynaptic boutons.

Foust AJ, Yu Y, Popovic M, Zecevic D, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2011 Oct 26. PMID: 22031895.

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The spatio-temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study.

Somatic membrane potential and Kv1 channels control spike repolarization in cortical axon collaterals and presynaptic boutons.

The spatio-temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study.

Popovic MA, Foust AJ, McCormick DA, Zecevic D. J Physiol. 2011 Sep 1; 2011 Jun 13. PMID: 21669974.

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Endogenous electric fields may guide neocortical network activity.

Action potentials initiate in the axon initial segment and propagate through axon collaterals reliably in cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

The spatio-temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study.

Fröhlich F, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2010 Jul 15. PMID: 20624597.

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Action potentials initiate in the axon initial segment and propagate through axon collaterals reliably in cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

Foust A, Popovic M, Zecevic D, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2010 May 19. PMID: 20484631.

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Circuit-based localization of ferret prefrontal cortex.

Action potentials initiate in the axon initial segment and propagate through axon collaterals reliably in cerebellar Purkinje neurons.

Duque A, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 2010 May; 2009 Sep 7. PMID: 19737780.

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Spatial and temporal features of synaptic to discharge receptive field transformation in cat area 17.

Synaptic and network mechanisms of sparse and reliable visual cortical activity during nonclassical receptive field stimulation.

Nowak LG, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2010 Feb; 2009 Nov 11. PMID: 19906874.

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Synaptic and network mechanisms of sparse and reliable visual cortical activity during nonclassical receptive field stimulation.

Haider B, Krause MR, Duque A, Yu Y, Touryan J, Mazer JA, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2010 Jan 14. PMID: 20152117.

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Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex.

Synaptic and network mechanisms of sparse and reliable visual cortical activity during nonclassical receptive field stimulation.

Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex.

Ros H, Sachdev RN, Yu Y, Sestan N, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2009 Aug 19. PMID: 19692605.

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Rapid neocortical dynamics: cellular and network mechanisms.

Lack of orientation and direction selectivity in a subgroup of fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons: cellular and synaptic mechanisms and comparison with other electrophysiological cell types.

Neocortical networks entrain neuronal circuits in cerebellar cortex.

Haider B, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2009 Apr 30. PMID: 19409263.

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Cortical action potential backpropagation explains spike threshold variability and rapid-onset kinetics.

Lack of orientation and direction selectivity in a subgroup of fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons: cellular and synaptic mechanisms and comparison with other electrophysiological cell types.

Yu Y, Shu Y, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2008 Jul 16. PMID: 18632930.

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Lack of orientation and direction selectivity in a subgroup of fast-spiking inhibitory interneurons: cellular and synaptic mechanisms and comparison with other electrophysiological cell types.

Nowak LG, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 2008 May; 2007 Aug 23. PMID: 17720684.

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State changes rapidly modulate cortical neuronal responsiveness.

Selective control of cortical axonal spikes by a slowly inactivating K+ current.

Hasenstaub A, Sachdev RN, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2007 Sep 5. PMID: 17804621.

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Selective control of cortical axonal spikes by a slowly inactivating K+ current.

Shu Y, Yu Y, Yang J, McCormick DA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 3; 2007 Jun 20. PMID: 17581873.

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Thalamic synchrony and dynamic regulation of global forebrain oscillations.

Selective control of cortical axonal spikes by a slowly inactivating K+ current.

Enhancement of visual responsiveness by spontaneous local network activity in vivo.

Huguenard JR, McCormick DA. Trends Neurosci. 2007 Jul; 2007 Jun 4. PMID: 17544519.

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Enhancement of visual responsiveness by spontaneous local network activity in vivo.

Alpha2A-adrenoceptors strengthen working memory networks by inhibiting cAMP-HCN channel signaling in prefrontal cortex.

Enhancement of visual responsiveness by spontaneous local network activity in vivo.

Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub AR, Yu Y, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jun; 2007 Apr 4. PMID: 17409168.

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Alpha2A-adrenoceptors strengthen working memory networks by inhibiting cAMP-HCN channel signaling in prefrontal cortex.

Wang M, Ramos BP, Paspalas CD, Shu Y, Simen A, Duque A, Vijayraghavan S, Brennan A, Dudley A, Nou E, Mazer JA, McCormick DA, Arnsten AF. Cell. 2007 Apr 20. PMID: 17448997.

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Neurophysiology: Hodgkin and Huxley model--still standing?

Alpha2A-adrenoceptors strengthen working memory networks by inhibiting cAMP-HCN channel signaling in prefrontal cortex.

McCormick DA, Shu Y, Yu Y. Nature. 2007 Jan 4. PMID: 17203021.

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Properties of action-potential initiation in neocortical pyramidal cells: evidence from whole cell axon recordings.

Shu Y, Duque A, Yu Y, Haider B, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jan; 2006 Nov 8. PMID: 17093120.

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Modulation of intracortical synaptic potentials by presynaptic somatic membrane potential.

Properties of action-potential initiation in neocortical pyramidal cells: evidence from whole cell axon recordings.

Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, Duque A, Yu Y, McCormick DA. Nature. 2006 Jun 8; 2006 Apr 12. PMID: 16625207.

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Neocortical network activity in vivo is generated through a dynamic balance of excitation and inhibition.

Properties of action-potential initiation in neocortical pyramidal cells: evidence from whole cell axon recordings.

Neocortical network activity in vivo is generated through a dynamic balance of excitation and inhibition.

Haider B, Duque A, Hasenstaub AR, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2006 Apr 26. PMID: 16641233.

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Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials carry synchronized frequency information in active cortical networks.

Role of synaptic and intrinsic membrane properties in short-term receptive field dynamics in cat area 17.

Neocortical network activity in vivo is generated through a dynamic balance of excitation and inhibition.

Hasenstaub A, Shu Y, Haider B, Kraushaar U, Duque A, McCormick DA. Neuron. 2005 Aug 4. PMID: 16055065.

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Neuronal networks: flip-flops in the brain.

Role of synaptic and intrinsic membrane properties in short-term receptive field dynamics in cat area 17.

McCormick DA. Curr Biol. 2005 Apr 26. PMID: 15854894.

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Role of synaptic and intrinsic membrane properties in short-term receptive field dynamics in cat area 17.

Nowak LG, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2005 Feb 16. PMID: 15716423.

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Excitatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the thalamus.

Multiple large inputs to principal cells in the mouse medial nucleus of the trapezoid body.

Excitatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the thalamus.

Broberger C, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2005 Feb 16. PMID: 15716402.

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Slow adaptation in fast-spiking neurons of visual cortex.

Multiple large inputs to principal cells in the mouse medial nucleus of the trapezoid body.

Excitatory effects of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the thalamus.

Descalzo VF, Nowak LG, Brumberg JC, McCormick DA, Sanchez-Vives MV. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Feb; 2004 Sep 22. PMID: 15385594.

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Multiple large inputs to principal cells in the mouse medial nucleus of the trapezoid body.

Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons.

Bergsman JB, De Camilli P, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Jul. PMID: 15212444.

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Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons.

Lee KH, Broberger C, Kim U, McCormick DA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Apr 27; 2004 Apr 19. PMID: 15096604.

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System to monitor task chair seating.

Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons.

Barrages of synaptic activity control the gain and sensitivity of cortical neurons.

McCormick DA, Tubergen RG. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2003 Dec. PMID: 14580843.

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Barrages of synaptic activity control the gain and sensitivity of cortical neurons.

Histamine modulates thalamocortical activity by activating a chloride conductance in ferret perigeniculate neurons.

Barrages of synaptic activity control the gain and sensitivity of cortical neurons.

Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, Badoual M, Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2003 Nov 12. PMID: 14614098.

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Persistent cortical activity: mechanisms of generation and effects on neuronal excitability.

McCormick DA, Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, Sanchez-Vives M, Badoual M, Bal T. Cereb Cortex. 2003 Nov. PMID: 14576213.

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Adaptation and temporal decorrelation by single neurons in the primary visual cortex.

Persistent cortical activity: mechanisms of generation and effects on neuronal excitability.

Wang XJ, Liu Y, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Jun; 2003 Mar 20. PMID: 12649312.

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Turning on and off recurrent balanced cortical activity.

Persistent cortical activity: mechanisms of generation and effects on neuronal excitability.

Cellular and network mechanisms of slow oscillatory activity (<1 Hz) and wave propagations in a cortical network model.

Shu Y, Hasenstaub A, McCormick DA. Nature. 2003 May 15. PMID: 12748642.

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Cellular and network mechanisms of slow oscillatory activity (<1 Hz) and wave propagations in a cortical network model.

Compte A, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA, Wang XJ. J Neurophysiol. 2003 May; 2003 Jan 15. PMID: 12612051.

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Electrophysiological classes of cat primary visual cortical neurons in vivo as revealed by quantitative analyses.

Cellular and network mechanisms of slow oscillatory activity (<1 Hz) and wave propagations in a cortical network model.

Electrophysiological classes of cat primary visual cortical neurons in vivo as revealed by quantitative analyses.

Nowak LG, Azouz R, Sanchez-Vives MV, Gray CM, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2003 Mar. PMID: 12626627.

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Inhibitory interactions between ferret thalamic reticular neurons.

Cellular and network mechanisms of slow oscillatory activity (<1 Hz) and wave propagations in a cortical network model.

Electrophysiological classes of cat primary visual cortical neurons in vivo as revealed by quantitative analyses.

Shu Y, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2002 May. PMID: 11976393.

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Neuromodulatory role of serotonin in the ferret thalamus.

Synaptojanin 1 contributes to maintaining the stability of GABAergic transmission in primary cultures of cortical neurons.

Cortical and subcortical generators of normal and abnormal rhythmicity.

Monckton JE, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 2002 Apr. PMID: 11929930.

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Cortical and subcortical generators of normal and abnormal rhythmicity.

Synaptojanin 1 contributes to maintaining the stability of GABAergic transmission in primary cultures of cortical neurons.

Cortical and subcortical generators of normal and abnormal rhythmicity.

McCormick DA. Int Rev Neurobiol. 2002. PMID: 12040908.

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Synaptojanin 1 contributes to maintaining the stability of GABAergic transmission in primary cultures of cortical neurons.

Luthi A, Di Paolo G, Cremona O, Daniell L, De Camilli P, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2001 Dec 1. PMID: 11717343.

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Brain calculus: neural integration and persistent activity.

Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex.

Synaptojanin 1 contributes to maintaining the stability of GABAergic transmission in primary cultures of cortical neurons.

McCormick DA. Nat Neurosci. 2001 Feb. PMID: 11175863.

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On the cellular and network bases of epileptic seizures.

Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex.

McCormick DA, Contreras D. Annu Rev Physiol. 2001. PMID: 11181977.

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Cellular and network mechanisms of rhythmic recurrent activity in neocortex.

Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. Nat Neurosci. 2000 Oct. PMID: 11017176.

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Corticothalamic inputs control the pattern of activity generated in thalamocortical networks.

Ionic mechanisms underlying repetitive high-frequency burst firing in supragranular cortical neurons.

Blumenfeld H, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2000 Jul 1. PMID: 10864972.

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Ionic mechanisms underlying repetitive high-frequency burst firing in supragranular cortical neurons.

Brumberg JC, Nowak LG, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2000 Jul 1. PMID: 10864940.

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Cellular mechanisms of long-lasting adaptation in visual cortical neurons in vitro.

Ionic mechanisms underlying repetitive high-frequency burst firing in supragranular cortical neurons.

Cellular mechanisms of long-lasting adaptation in visual cortical neurons in vitro.

Sanchez-Vives MV, Nowak LG, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2000 Jun 1. PMID: 10818164.

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Membrane mechanisms underlying contrast adaptation in cat area 17 in vivo.

Are thalamocortical rhythms the Rosetta Stone of a subset of neurological disorders?

Cellular mechanisms of long-lasting adaptation in visual cortical neurons in vitro.

Sanchez-Vives MV, Nowak LG, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 2000 Jun 1. PMID: 10818163.

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Are thalamocortical rhythms the Rosetta Stone of a subset of neurological disorders?

McCormick DA. Nat Med. 1999 Dec. PMID: 10581069.

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Essential role of phosphoinositide metabolism in synaptic vesicle recycling.

Are thalamocortical rhythms the Rosetta Stone of a subset of neurological disorders?

Cremona O, Di Paolo G, Wenk MR, Lüthi A, Kim WT, Takei K, Daniell L, Nemoto Y, Shears SB, Flavell RA, McCormick DA, De Camilli P. Cell. 1999 Oct 15. PMID: 10535736.

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Spontaneous activity: signal or noise?

Ca(2+)-mediated up-regulation of Ih in the thalamus. How cell-intrinsic ionic currents may shape network activity.

Modulation of a pacemaker current through Ca(2+)-induced stimulation of cAMP production.

McCormick DA. Science. 1999 Jul 23. PMID: 10447487.

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Modulation of a pacemaker current through Ca(2+)-induced stimulation of cAMP production.

Ca(2+)-mediated up-regulation of Ih in the thalamus. How cell-intrinsic ionic currents may shape network activity.

Modulation of a pacemaker current through Ca(2+)-induced stimulation of cAMP production.

Lüthi A, McCormick DA. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Jul. PMID: 10404196.

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Ca(2+)-mediated up-regulation of Ih in the thalamus. How cell-intrinsic ionic currents may shape network activity.

Lüthi A, McCormick DA. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Apr 30. PMID: 10414362.

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Thalamic and thalamocortical mechanisms underlying 3 Hz spike-and-wave discharges.

Dynamic properties of corticothalamic excitatory postsynaptic potentials and thalamic reticular inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in thalamocortical neurons of the guinea-pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

Ca(2+)-mediated up-regulation of Ih in the thalamus. How cell-intrinsic ionic currents may shape network activity.

Destexhe A, McCormick DA, Sejnowski TJ. Prog Brain Res. 1999. PMID: 10551033.

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Dynamic properties of corticothalamic excitatory postsynaptic potentials and thalamic reticular inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in thalamocortical neurons of the guinea-pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

von Krosigk M, Monckton JE, Reiner PB, McCormick DA. Neuroscience. 1999. PMID: 10336055.

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The functional influence of burst and tonic firing mode on synaptic interactions in the thalamus.

Dynamic properties of corticothalamic excitatory postsynaptic potentials and thalamic reticular inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in thalamocortical neurons of the guinea-pig dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

Kim U, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 1998 Nov 15. PMID: 9801387.

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Functional and ionic properties of a slow afterhyperpolarization in ferret perigeniculate neurons in vitro.

Kim U, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 1998 Sep. PMID: 9744934.

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H-current: properties of a neuronal and network pacemaker.

Functional and ionic properties of a slow afterhyperpolarization in ferret perigeniculate neurons in vitro.

Lüthi A, McCormick DA. Neuron. 1998 Jul. PMID: 9697847.

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Periodicity of thalamic spindle waves is abolished by ZD7288,a blocker of Ih.

Functional and ionic properties of a slow afterhyperpolarization in ferret perigeniculate neurons in vitro.

Periodicity of thalamic synchronized oscillations: the role of Ca2+-mediated upregulation of Ih.

Lüthi A, Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 1998 Jun. PMID: 9636128.

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Periodicity of thalamic synchronized oscillations: the role of Ca2+-mediated upregulation of Ih.

Functional properties of perigeniculate inhibition of dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus thalamocortical neurons in vitro.

Periodicity of thalamic synchronized oscillations: the role of Ca2+-mediated upregulation of Ih.

Lüthi A, McCormick DA. Neuron. 1998 Mar. PMID: 9539128.

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Inhibitory interactions between perigeniculate GABAergic neurons.

Functional properties of perigeniculate inhibition of dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus thalamocortical neurons in vitro.

Sanchez-Vives MV, Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 1997 Nov 15. PMID: 9348356.

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Functional properties of perigeniculate inhibition of dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus thalamocortical neurons in vitro.

Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 1997 Nov 15. PMID: 9348355.

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Functional dynamics of GABAergic inhibition in the thalamus.

Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons.

Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.

Kim U, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. Science. 1997 Oct 3. PMID: 9311919.

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Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.

Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons.

Physiological properties of inhibitory interneurons in cat striate cortex.

Azouz R, Gray CM, Nowak LG, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 1997 Sep. PMID: 9276178.

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Influence of low and high frequency inputs on spike timing in visual cortical neurons.

Synchronized oscillations in the inferior olive are controlled by the hyperpolarization-activated cation current I(h).

Nowak LG, Sanchez-Vives MV, McCormick DA. Cereb Cortex. 1997 Sep. PMID: 9276174.

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Synchronized oscillations in the inferior olive are controlled by the hyperpolarization-activated cation current I(h).

Modulation of spindle oscillations by acetylcholine, cholecystokinin and 1S,3R-ACPD in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Synchronized oscillations in the inferior olive are controlled by the hyperpolarization-activated cation current I(h).

Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 1997 Jun. PMID: 9212264.

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Modulation of spindle oscillations by acetylcholine, cholecystokinin and 1S,3R-ACPD in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Lee KH, McCormick DA. Neuroscience. 1997 Mar. PMID: 9472394.

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Sleep and arousal: thalamocortical mechanisms.

Modulation of spindle oscillations by acetylcholine, cholecystokinin and 1S,3R-ACPD in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

McCormick DA, Bal T. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1997. PMID: 9056712.

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Chattering cells: superficial pyramidal neurons contributing to the generation of synchronous oscillations in the visual cortex.

Gray CM, McCormick DA. Science. 1996 Oct 4. PMID: 8810245.

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Are the interlaminar zones of the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus actually part of the perigeniculate nucleus?

Chattering cells: superficial pyramidal neurons contributing to the generation of synchronous oscillations in the visual cortex.

Sanchez-Vives MV, Bal T, Kim U, von Krosigk M, McCormick DA. J Neurosci. 1996 Oct 1. PMID: 8815875.

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Ionic mechanisms underlying synchronized oscillations and propagating waves in a model of ferret thalamic slices.

Chattering cells: superficial pyramidal neurons contributing to the generation of synchronous oscillations in the visual cortex.

Abolition of spindle oscillations by serotonin and norepinephrine in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Destexhe A, Bal T, McCormick DA, Sejnowski TJ. J Neurophysiol. 1996 Sep. PMID: 8890314.

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Abolition of spindle oscillations by serotonin and norepinephrine in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Lee KH, McCormick DA. Neuron. 1996 Aug. PMID: 8780654.

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What stops synchronized thalamocortical oscillations?

Abolition of spindle oscillations by serotonin and norepinephrine in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of interneurons in the cat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

Bal T, McCormick DA. Neuron. 1996 Aug. PMID: 8780653.

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Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of interneurons in the cat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

Abolition of spindle oscillations by serotonin and norepinephrine in the ferret lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei in vitro.

Electrophysiological and pharmacological properties of interneurons in the cat dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.

Pape HC, McCormick DA. Neuroscience. 1995 Oct. PMID: 8544986.

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Spindle waves are propagating synchronized oscillations in the ferret LGNd in vitro.

Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei.

Kim U, Bal T, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 1995 Sep. PMID: 7500152.

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Postnatal development of synchronized network oscillations in the ferret dorsal lateral geniculate and perigeniculate nuclei.

McCormick DA, Trent F, Ramoa AS. J Neurosci. 1995 Aug. PMID: 7643215.

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Acetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors.

Lee KH, McCormick DA. J Neurophysiol. 1995 May. PMID: 7623105.

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Motor control. The cerebellar symphony.

Acetylcholine excites GABAergic neurons of the ferret perigeniculate nucleus through nicotinic receptors.

McCormick DA. Nature. 1995 Mar 30. PMID: 7700348.

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Electrophysiology of the Neuron

Cerebellum: Essential Involvement in a Simple Learned Response

Cerebellum: Essential Involvement in a Simple Learned Response

Cerebellum: Essential Involvement in a Simple Learned Response

Cerebellum: Essential Involvement in a Simple Learned Response

Cerebellum: Essential Involvement in a Simple Learned Response

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Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Neuromodulation of Brain State and Behavior.

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Movement and Performance Explain Widespread Cortical Activity in a Visual Detection Task.

Visual thalamocortical mechanisms of waking state-dependent activity and alpha oscillations

Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Distinct Waking States for Strong Evoked Responses in Primary Visual Cortex and Optimal Visual Detec

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Distinct Functional Groups Emerge from the Intrinsic Properties of Molecularly Identified Entorhinal

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Mechanisms of decreased cholinergic arousal in focal seizures: In vivo whole-cell recordings from the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus.

Corrigendum: Knockout of Foxp2 disrupts vocal development in mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Pupil fluctuations track rapid changes in adrenergic and cholinergic activity in cortex.

Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Knockout of Foxp2 disrupts vocal development in mice.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Simulating Cortical Feedback Modulation as Changes in Excitation and Inhibition in a Cortical Circuit Model.

Cortical Interneuron Subtypes Vary in Their Axonal Action Potential Properties.

Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

Waking State: Rapid Variations Modulate Neural and Behavioral Responses.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Competing Neural Ensembles in Motor Cortex Gate Goal-Directed Motor Output.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Synaptic Mechanisms of Tight Spike Synchrony at Gamma Frequency in Cerebral Cortex.

Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Cortical Membrane Potential Signature of Optimal States for Sensory Signal Detection.

Brain state dependent activity in the cortex and thalamus.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Editorial overview: neuromodulation: tuning the properties of neurons, networks and behavior.

Neural control of brain state.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Selective degeneration of a physiological subtype of spinal motor neuron in mice with SOD1-linked ALS.

Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Motor cortex feedback influences sensory processing by modulating network state.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Chronic cellular imaging of entire cortical columns in awake mice using microprisms.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.

Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation.