Controlling brain states

Neuron. 2014 Jul 16;83(2):260-261. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.07.007.

Abstract

Neurons in mouse V1 increase their response to visual stimulation during locomotion. In this issue of Neuron, Lee et al. (2014) show that subthreshold optogenetic stimulation of a brainstem locomotion area can mimic the effect of locomotion on sensory processing.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain Stem / physiology*
  • Locomotion / physiology*
  • Neurons / physiology*
  • Visual Cortex / physiology*