L-type calcium channel-dependent inhibitory plasticity in the thalamus
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Thalamocortical neurons integrate sensory and cortical activity and are regulated by input from inhibitory neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus. Evidence suggests that during bursts of action potentials, dendritic calcium transients are seen throughout the dendritic tree of thalamocortical cells. Here, we review a recent study that suggests these calcium transients regulate inhibitory input, and we attempt to reconcile studies that differ on which ion channels are the source of the calcium.
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Neuro Forum L-type calcium channel-dependent inhibitory plasticity in the thalamus
Hulme SR, Connelly WM. L-type calcium channel-dependent inhibitory plasticity in the thalamus. J Neurophysiol 112: 2037–2039, 2014. First published March 12, 2014; doi:10.1152/jn.00918.2013.— Thalamocortical neurons integrate sensory and cortical activity and are regulated by input from inhibitory neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus. Evidence suggests that during bursts of action potentia...
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