Stimulus dependence of two-state fluctuations of membrane potential in cat visual cortex

Membrane potentials of cortical neurons fluctuate between a hyperpolarized (‘down’) state and a depolarized (‘up’) state which may be separated by up to 30 mV, reflecting rapid but infrequent transitions between two patterns of synaptic input. Here we show that such fluctuations may contribute to re...

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