Cortical Circuits: Layer 6 Is a Gain Changer
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Cortical Circuits: Layer 6 Is a Gain Changer
Stimulation of excitatory cells in layer six of mouse visual cortex results in net inhibition of the spiking of neurons in upper cortical layers; this ascending intra-cortical drive provides a mechanism for gain modulation of sensory-evoked responses.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.055