Cortical networks are composed of glutamatergic excitatory projection neurons and local
GABAergic inhibitory interneurons that gate signal flow and sculpt network dynamics …

An understanding of the diversity of cortical GABAergic interneurons is critical to understand
the function of the cerebral cortex. Recent data suggest that neurons expressing three …

Sensory stimuli reach the brain via the thalamocortical projection, a group of axons thought
to be among the most powerful in the neocortex. Surprisingly, these axons account for …

The balance between excitation and inhibition in the cortex is crucial in determining sensory
processing. Because the amount of excitation varies, maintaining this balance is a dynamic …

This review attempts to summarise some of the major areas of neocortical research as it
pertains to layer 6. After a brief summary of the development of this intriguing layer, the …

Active sensation requires the convergence of external stimuli with representations of body
movements. We used mouse behavior, electrophysiology and optogenetics to dissect the …

Excitatory and inhibitory cortical layer IV neurons have distinctive response properties.
Thalamocortical connectivity that may underlie differences was examined using cross …

Neurons in sensory systems respond to stimuli within their receptive fields, but the
magnitude of the response depends on specific stimulus features. In the rodent whisker …

Mouse primary somatosensory barrel cortex (wS1) processes whisker sensory information,
receiving input from two distinct thalamic nuclei. The first-order ventral posterior medial …

Whole‐cell voltage recordings were made in vivo from excitatory neurons (n= 23) in layer 4
of the barrel cortex in urethane‐anaesthetised rats. Their receptive fields (RFs) for a brief …