Review articleMonoaminergic control of brain states and sensory processing: Existing knowledge and recent insights obtained with optogenetics
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Abbreviations
5-HT
5-hydroxy tryptamine, serotonin
aPC
anterior piriform cortex
CCK
cholecystokinin
ChR2
channelrhodopsin
DPGi
dorsal paragigantocellular reticular nucleus
DRN
dorsal raphe nucleus
EEG
electroencephalogram
EPSC
excitatory post-synaptic current
EPSP
excitatory post-synaptic potential
GABA
gamma amino butyric acid
GPCR
G protein-coupled receptor
GRIN
gradient index
IPSC
inhibitory post-synaptic current
IPSP
inhibitory post-synaptic potential
ICAN
Ca2+ activated nonspecific cation current
Ih
hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated nonspecific cation current
IKleak
leak K+ current
I(Nap)
persistent sodium current
ITwindow
T-type Ca2+ channel mediated window current
LC
locus coeruleus
LCNA
locus coeruleus noradrenergic
MnPN
median preoptic nucleus
MRN
median raphe nucleus
M/T
mitral/tufted (cell)
NA
noradrenaline
NREM
non- rapid eye movement (sleep)
OB
olfactory bulb
PFC
prefrontal cortex
PV
parvalbumin
REM
rapid eye movement (sleep)
SK channels
small conductance (K+) channels
SOM
somatostatin
TMN
tuberomamillary nucleus
TRN
thalamic reticular nucleus
VGAT
vesicular GABA transporter
VGLUT
vesicular glutamate transporter
VIP
vasoactive intestinal peptide
vlPAG
ventrolateral periaqueductal gray
VLPO
ventrolateral preoptic area
VMAT
vesicular monoamine transporter
VTA
ventral tegmental area
YFP
yellow fluorescent protein
Keywords
Serotonin
Noradrenaline
Histamine
Dopamine
Sensory coding
Brain states
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