title: Generating waves in corticothalamocortical networks.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Stroh et al. (2013) investigate mechanisms of population calcium wave initiation and propagation across cortex and thalamus. They use a novel fiber optic-based method to simultaneously image and excite specific populations of neurons in multiple regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuronscience, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Contreras