Sleep is characterized by synchronized events in billions of synaptically coupled neurons in
thalamocortical systems. The activation of a series of neuromodulatory transmitter systems …

Fig. 1. Recurrent inhibitory loop of thalamocortical (THe. x) and reticular th~ lami¢(RE) neuron~,
and modulation of TH~ x and RE cells by nwsopont/ne chol/ne, rsic affere, nts (only the …

In this first intracellular study of neocortical activities during waking and sleep states, we
hypothesized that synaptic activities during natural states of vigilance have a decisive impact on …

The newly described slow cortical rhythm (approximately 0.3 Hz), whose depolarizing-hyperpolarizing
components are analyzed in the preceding article, is now investigated from the …

Steriade, Mircea and Diego Contreras. Spike-wave complexes and fast components of
cortically generated seizures. I. Role of neocortex and thalamus. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 1439–1455, …

Neuronal circuits between the neocortex, the thalamus, the hippocampus and related
systems underlie the different states of vigilance and various paroxysmal disorders that occur …

The electroencephalogram displays various oscillation patterns during wake and sleep
states, but their spatiotemporal distribution is not completely known. Local field potentials (LFPs) …

This book is part of an ongoing history of efforts to understand the nature of waking and sleeping
states from a biological point of view. We believe the recent technological revolutions in …

The main impetus for our writing this review was the plethora of recent findings relating to
the intrinsic electrophysiological properties of central neurons and to the characteristics of …

Spontaneous brain oscillations during states of vigilance are associated with neuronal plasticity
due to rhythmic spike bursts and spike trains fired by thalamic and neocortical neurons …