LEADER 02317nam 2200397z- 450 001 9910166645203321 005 20210212 035 $a(CKB)3710000001092147 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/60787 035 $a(oapen)doab60787 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001092147 100 $a20202102d2016 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aThalamic Function - Beyond a Simple Relay 210 $cFrontiers Media SA$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (231 p.) 225 1 $aFrontiers Research Topics 311 08$a2-88919-842-1 330 $aThe thalamus is often described as a relay. Typified by sensory pathways, this concept leads to thalamic nuclei being viewed as areas that passively streams information from a single source to the cortex, without affecting the nature of that information. However, diverse intrathalamic connections, the varying synaptic and membrane properties of thalamic neurons and the large number of inputs from non-sensory sources make the idea that the thalamus is just a passive relay unlikely. Furthermore, a large number of thalamic nuclei are not primarily driven by sensory signals nor do they exclusively target the cortex, meaning the thalamus must do more than simply pass sensory signals to the cortex. Finally, there is a wealth of research demonstrating that the thalamus does indeed function in ways that are not captured by the concept of a simple relay. So why, given all of this, is the primary paradigm for describing the thalamus, a relay? This Research Topic covers original research, reviews and hypotheses on thalamic function that explore the concept that the thalamus performs computational tasks other than simply passively relaying information. 606 $aNeurosciences$2bicssc 610 $acorticothalalmic 610 $asensory processing 610 $athalamocortical 610 $aThalamus 615 7$aNeurosciences 700 $aWilliam Martin Connelly$4auth$01302109 702 $aVincenzo Crunelli$4auth 702 $aW. Martin Usrey$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910166645203321 996 $aThalamic Function - Beyond a Simple Relay$93026122 997 $aUNINA