Reduction of oscillatory burst activity in the thalamus of TRIP8b−/− mice. a Extracellular field potential recordings of burst activity in the VB complex evoked by stimulation of the IC. TRIP8b−/− mice (n = 8 mice) show significantly lower numbers of evoked rhythmic bursts (Student’s t tests, *** indicates p < 0.001) compared to WT mice (n = 8 mice). b Image showing the position of recording (Re) and stimulation electrodes (Stm). c Bar graph comparing the mean number of bursts in VB complex of TRIP8b−/− and WT mice in response to a single stimulus (Student’s t tests, *** indicates p < 0.001). d Bar graph comparing the total number of spikes during the burst activity between TRIP8b−/− and WT mice (Student’s t tests, *** indicates p < 0.001). e Shorter duration of stimulus-induced burst activity in TRIP8b−/− compared to WT mice (Student’s t tests, *** indicates p < 0.001). f and g Bath application of 0.5 µM ZD7288-induced time-dependent effects on intrathalamic network activity (Repeated-measures ANOVAs followed by Student’s t tests, n = 6 mice, *, **, *** indicate p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.001, respectively. Each data point was compared to the value before ZD7288 application (no ZD7288))