Arousal dependent modulation of thalamo-cortical functional interaction

Iain Stitt; Zhe Charles Zhou; Susanne Radtke-Schuller; Flavio Fröhlich

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04785-6

Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Arousal dependent modulation of thalamo-cortical functional interaction

Iain Stitt,
Zhe Charles Zhou,
Susanne Radtke-Schuller,
Flavio Fröhlich

Affiliations

Iain Stitt: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Zhe Charles Zhou: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Susanne Radtke-Schuller: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Flavio Fröhlich: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04785-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Thalamo-cortical circuit dynamics are tuned according to behavioral demands, yet the neural mechanisms are not well understood. Here the authors report arousal level-dependent switch in the functional interactions between the thalamus and cortex in ferrets both in spontaneous activity as well as during visual processing.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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