The effect of amygdala kindling on neuronal firing patterns in the lateral thalamus in the GAERS model of absence epilepsy

Nihan Carcak; Thomas Zheng; Idrish Ali; Ahmad Abdullah; Chris French; Kim L Powell; Nigel C Jones; Leena van Raay; Gil Rind; Filiz Onat; Terence J O'Brien

Journal article

The effect of amygdala kindling on neuronal firing patterns in the lateral thalamus in the GAERS model of absence epilepsy

Nihan Carcak, Thomas Zheng, Idrish Ali, Ahmad Abdullah, Chris French, Kim L Powell, Nigel C Jones, Leena van Raay, Gil Rind, Filiz Onat, Terence J O'Brien

EPILEPSIA | WILEY | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1111/epi.12592

University of Melbourne Researchers

Nigel Jones Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Idrish Ali Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Terry O'Brien Author Medicine and Radiology

Kim Powell Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Chris French Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Professor Vincenzo Crunelli for his critical review and helpful advice. This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the 2214-International Research Fellowship Programme (2008) and NHMRC (Project Grants #568729, #566843, and #628723).