Distinct functions for direct and transthalamic corticocortical connections.

By S. M. Sherman, R. Guillery. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2011

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Canonical microcircuits for predictive coding. (2012, unknown): “…while many studies have focused on extrinsic connections that project directly from one cortical area to the next, there is mounting evidence that feedforward driving connections (and perhaps feedback) in the cortex could be mediated by transthalamic pathways (Sherman and Guillery, 1998, 2011).”
Global Workspace Dynamics: Cortical “Binding and Propagation” Enables Conscious Contents (2013, background): “Sherman and Guillery (2011) note that “any new information reaching a cortical area. . . benefits from a thalamic region.””
Neural Elements for Predictive Coding (2016, background): “…coordinate the gain of ascending pathways through direct effects upon superficial error units, or by regulation of effective connectivity through the induction of coherence in transareal oscillatory relationships (Shipp, 2003; Purushothaman et al., 2012; Saalmann et al., 2012; Kanai et al., 2015).”