Inhibitory neurons: vip cells hit the brake on inhibition
- PMID: 24405670
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.11.001
Inhibitory neurons: vip cells hit the brake on inhibition
Abstract
Recent studies on vasoactive intestinal peptide-expressing inhibitory neurons in the barrel and auditory cortices of the mouse brain have shown that they form a disinhibitory circuitry that affects the excitability of pyramidal neurons.
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A disinhibitory circuit mediates motor integration in the somatosensory cortex.Nat Neurosci. 2013 Nov;16(11):1662-70. doi: 10.1038/nn.3544. Epub 2013 Oct 6. Nat Neurosci. 2013. PMID: 24097044 Free PMC article.
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Cortical interneurons that specialize in disinhibitory control.Nature. 2013 Nov 28;503(7477):521-4. doi: 10.1038/nature12676. Epub 2013 Oct 6. Nature. 2013. PMID: 24097352 Free PMC article.
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