To elucidate cortical mechanisms involved in higher cortical functions such as working
memory, we have examined feedforward excitation transmitted by identified pyramidal cells …

Anatomical evidence suggests that rat CA1 hippocampal afferents collaterally innervate
excitatory projecting pyramidal neurons and inhibitory interneurons, creating a disynaptic …

The principal neurons of the cerebellar nuclei (CN), the sole output of the olivo-cerebellar
system, receive a massive inhibitory input from Purkinje cells (PCs) of the cerebellar cortex …

The formation and recall of sensory, motor, and cognitive representations require
coordinated fast communication among multiple cortical areas. Interareal projections are …

Cerebellum and basal ganglia are reciprocally interconnected with the neocortex via
oligosynaptic loops. The signal pathways of these loops predominantly converge in motor …

In the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN), GABAC receptors seems to be specifically
expressed by local GABAergic interneurons. Although the presence of GABAC receptors …

Neocortical cholinergic activity plays a fundamental role in sensory processing and cognitive
functions, but the underlying cellular mechanisms are largely unknown. We analyzed the …

Intracellular recordings of membrane potential in vitro have defined fundamental properties
of synaptic communication. Much less is known about the properties of synaptic connectivity …

In his theory of functional polarity, Ramon y Cajal first identified the soma and dendrites as
the principal recipient compartments of a neuron and the axon as its main output structure …

The columnar organization is most apparent in the whisker barrel cortex but seems less
apparent in the gustatory insular cortex. We addressed here whether there are any …