GABAergic interneurons in the neocortex: from cellular properties to circuits

R Tremblay, S Lee, B Rudy - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Cortical networks are composed of glutamatergic excitatory projection neurons and local
GABAergic inhibitory interneurons that gate signal flow and sculpt network dynamics …

Mechanisms underlying gain modulation in the cortex

KA Ferguson, JA Cardin - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Cortical gain regulation allows neurons to respond adaptively to changing inputs. Neural
gain is modulated by internal and external influences, including attentional and arousal …

Cellular mechanisms of brain state–dependent gain modulation in visual cortex

PO Polack, J Friedman, P Golshani - Nature neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Visual cortical neurons fire at higher rates to visual stimuli during locomotion than during
immobility, while maintaining orientation selectivity. The mechanisms underlying this change …

Three groups of interneurons account for nearly 100% of neocortical GABAergic neurons

B Rudy, G Fishell, SH Lee… - Developmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Somatostatin-expressing neurons in cortical networks

J Urban-Ciecko, AL Barth - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
Somatostatin-expressing GABAergic neurons constitute a major class of inhibitory neurons
in the mammalian cortex and are characterized by dense wiring into the local network and …

Cortical state and attention

KD Harris, A Thiele - Nature reviews neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
The brain continuously adapts its processing machinery to behavioural demands. To
achieve this, it rapidly modulates the operating mode of cortical circuits, controlling the way …

The GABAergic deficit hypothesis of major depressive disorder

B Luscher, Q Shen, N Sahir - Molecular psychiatry, 2011 - nature.com
Increasing evidence points to an association between major depressive disorders (MDDs)
and diverse types of GABAergic deficits. In this review, we summarize clinical and preclinical …

Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex

Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Neuroscience produces a vast amount of data from an enormous diversity of neurons. A
neuronal classification system is essential to organize such data and the knowledge that is …

Broadly tuned response properties of diverse inhibitory neuron subtypes in mouse visual cortex

AM Kerlin, ML Andermann, VK Berezovskii, RC Reid - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
Different subtypes of GABAergic neurons in sensory cortex exhibit diverse morphology,
histochemical markers, and patterns of connectivity. These subtypes likely play distinct roles …

Removing brakes on adult brain plasticity: from molecular to behavioral interventions

D Bavelier, DM Levi, RW Li, Y Dan… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Adult brain plasticity, although possible, remains more restricted in scope than during
development. Here, we address conditions under which circuit rewiring may be facilitated in …