Clinical and experimental insight into pathophysiology, comorbidity and therapy of absence seizures

V Crunelli, ML Lőrincz, C McCafferty, RC Lambert… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Absence seizures in children and teenagers are generally considered relatively benign
because of their non-convulsive nature and the large incidence of remittance in early …

[HTML][HTML] The guide to dendritic spikes of the mammalian cortex in vitro and in vivo

ME Larkum, J Wu, SA Duverdin, A Gidon - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Half a century since their discovery by Llinás and colleagues, dendritic spikes have been
observed in various neurons in different brain regions, from the neocortex and cerebellum to …

Dual function of thalamic low-vigilance state oscillations: rhythm-regulation and plasticity

V Crunelli, ML Lőrincz, WM Connelly, F David… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
During inattentive wakefulness and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, the neocortex
and thalamus cooperatively engage in rhythmic activities that are exquisitely reflected in the …

Dopamine inhibition differentially controls excitability of substantia nigra dopamine neuron subpopulations through T-type calcium channels

RC Evans, M Zhu, ZM Khaliq - Journal of Neuroscience, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
While there is growing appreciation for diversity among ventral tegmental area dopamine
neurons, much less is known regarding functional heterogeneity among the substantia nigra …

Towards building a more complex view of the lateral geniculate nucleus: Recent advances in understanding its role

M Ghodrati, SM Khaligh-Razavi, SR Lehky - Progress in Neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) has often been treated in the past as a linear filter that
adds little to retinal processing of visual inputs. Here we review anatomical …

The T‐type calcium channel antagonist, Z944, reduces spinal excitability and pain hypersensitivity

EK Harding, A Dedek, RP Bonin… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose T‐type voltage‐gated calcium channels are an emerging
therapeutic target for neurological disorders including epilepsy and pain. Inhibition of T‐type …

Lack of intrinsic GABAergic connections in the thalamic reticular nucleus of the mouse

G Hou, AG Smith, ZW Zhang - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
It is generally thought that neurons in the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) form GABAergic
synapses with other TRN neurons and that these interconnections are important for the …

The Ca2+-activated chloride channel anoctamin-2 mediates spike-frequency adaptation and regulates sensory transmission in thalamocortical neurons

GE Ha, J Lee, H Kwak, K Song, J Kwon… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Neuronal firing patterns, which are crucial for determining the nature of encoded information,
have been widely studied; however, the molecular identity and cellular mechanisms of spike …

T-type calcium channels in synaptic plasticity

N Leresche, RC Lambert - Channels, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The role of T-type calcium currents is rarely considered in the extensive literature covering
the mechanisms of long-term synaptic plasticity. This situation reflects the lack of suitable T …

Distinct dendritic Ca2+ spike forms produce opposing input-output transformations in rat CA3 pyramidal cells

Á Magó, N Kis, B Lükő, JK Makara - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Proper integration of different inputs targeting the dendritic tree of CA3 pyramidal cells
(CA3PCs) is critical for associative learning and recall. Dendritic Ca 2+ spikes have been …