Several challenges to current views of thalamocortical processing are offered here.
Glutamatergic pathways in thalamus and cortex are divided into two distinct classes: driver …

Glutamatergic pathways in thalamus and cortex are divided into two distinct classes: driver,
which carries the main information between cells, and modulator, which modifies how driver …

Glutamatergic pathways dominate information processing in the brain, but these are not
homogeneous. They include two distinct types: Class 1, which carries the main information …

Higher-order thalamic nuclei contribute to sensory processing via projections to primary and
higher cerebral cortical areas, but it is unknown which of their cortical and subcortical inputs …

We now know that sensory processing in cortex occurs not only via direct communication
between primary to secondary areas, but also via their parallel cortico-thalamo-cortical (ie …

Neurons in thalamorecipient layers of sensory cortices integrate thalamocortical and
intracortical inputs. Although we know that their functional properties can arise from the …

Corticothalamic pathways, responsible for the top-down control of the thalamus, have a
canonical organization such that every cortical region sends output from both layer 6 (L6) …

Knowledge of thalamocortical (TC) processing comes mainly from studying core thalamic
systems that project to middle layers of primary sensory cortices. However, most thalamic …

Recent discoveries of striatal GABAergic interneurons require a new conceptualization of
the organization of intrastriatal circuitry and their cortical and thalamic inputs. We …

The basal ganglia (BG)-recipient thalamus controls motor output but it remains unclear how
its activity is regulated. Several studies report that thalamic activation occurs via disinhibition …