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It's about time for thalamocortical circuits

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The timing of thalamocortical excitation and inhibition is critical to local microcircuits. Two new papers shed light on the development and performance of a somatosensory microcircuit that regulates the integration of thalamic inputs.

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Figure 1: Development and function of the thalamocortical microcircuit.

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  1. Division of Biology, Section of Neurobiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 92093-0634, California, USA

    Court Hull & Massimo Scanziani

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Hull, C., Scanziani, M. It's about time for thalamocortical circuits. Nat Neurosci 10, 400–402 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0407-400

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