title: Controlling brain states.
abstract: Neurons in mouse V1 increase their response to visual stimulation during locomotion. In this issue of Neuron, Lee et al. (2014) show that subthreshold optogenetic stimulation of a brainstem locomotion area can mimic the effect of locomotion on sensory processing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Edwards Building room: R314 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford CA 94305-5342.
authors.forename: Corbett
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Edwards Building room: R314 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford CA 94305-5342.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Edwards Building room: R314 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford CA 94305-5342.
authors.forename: Shaul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hestrin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*