The role of thalamic burst firing in normal behavior has been controversial, but a paper in this issue offers powerful evidence that bursting may serve as a 'wake-up call' to cortex.
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Sherman, S. A wake-up call from the thalamus. Nat Neurosci 4, 344–346 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/85973
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