THALAMOCORTICAL SYNAPSES

Authors
CASTROALAMANCOS MA CONNORS BW
Citation
Ma. Castroalamancos et Bw. Connors, THALAMOCORTICAL SYNAPSES, Progress in neurobiology, 51(6), 1997, pp. 581-606
Citations number
202
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Progress in neurobiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010082
Volume
51
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
581 - 606
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0082(1997)51:6<581:TS>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Thalamocortical synapses inform the cerebral neocortex about the exter nal and internal worlds. The thalamus produces myriad thalamocortical pathways that vary in morphological, physiological, pharmacological an d functional properties. All these features are of great importance fo r understanding how information is acquired, integrated, processed, st ored and retrieved by the thalamocortical system. This paper reviews t he properties of the afferents from thalamus to cortex, and identifies some of the gaps in our knowledge of thalamocortical pathways. (C) 19 97 Elsevier Science Ltd.