2016
FHF-independent conduction of action potentials along the leak-resistant cerebellar granule cell axon
Dover K, Marra C, Solinas S, Popovic M, Subramaniyam S, Zecevic D, D’Angelo E, Goldfarb M. FHF-independent conduction of action potentials along the leak-resistant cerebellar granule cell axon. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 12895. PMID: 27666389, PMCID: PMC5052690, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous systemAction potentialsNervous systemSodium action potentialsGranule cell axonsAxon initial segmentCerebellar granule cellsNodes of RanvierCell axonsSomatodendritic membraneVertebrate central nervous systemGranule cellsCerebellar granule cell axonsDistal axonsSpike conductionAxonsSodium channels
2011
The spatio‐temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study
Popovic MA, Foust AJ, McCormick DA, Zecevic D. The spatio‐temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study. The Journal Of Physiology 2011, 589: 4167-4187. PMID: 21669974, PMCID: PMC3180577, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike trigger zoneAction potential initiationAxon initial segmentTrigger zoneLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsPotential initiationLayer 5 pyramidal cellsMature axonsPyramidal neuronsAxonal collateralsPyramidal cellsNeuronal plasticityAction potentialsImmature axonsPotential imaging techniqueAxonsImmunocytochemical dataNeuronal computationSaltatory conductionAP propagationElectrophysiological measuresInitial segmentImaging techniquesCritical roleInitiation
2010
Imaging Inhibitory Synaptic Potentials Using Voltage Sensitive Dyes
Canepari M, Willadt S, Zecevic D, Vogt KE. Imaging Inhibitory Synaptic Potentials Using Voltage Sensitive Dyes. Biophysical Journal 2010, 98: 2032-2040. PMID: 20441768, PMCID: PMC2862202, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory postsynaptic potentialsVoltage-sensitive dyeGABAergic inhibitory postsynaptic potentialsCA1 hippocampal pyramidal neuronsPatch electrodeInhibitory synaptic potentialsInhibitory synaptic transmissionHippocampal pyramidal neuronsIntracellular chloride concentrationWhole-cell configurationPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesPostsynaptic potentialsSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesElectrode recordingsNeuronsSensitive dyeVoltage imaging techniqueDendritesMultiple sitesVoltage imagingAxons