2013
Genetically Targeted Optical Electrophysiology in Intact Neural Circuits
Cao G, Platisa J, Pieribone VA, Raccuglia D, Kunst M, Nitabach MN. Genetically Targeted Optical Electrophysiology in Intact Neural Circuits. Cell 2013, 154: 904-913. PMID: 23932121, PMCID: PMC3874294, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntact neural circuitsNeural circuitsIntact brain tissueMembrane potentialNeuronal information processingNervous systemAction potentialsBrain tissueNeuronsStudy of intracellularElectrical activityKey cellular parametersMultiple neuronsElectrical eventsSubthreshold eventsNeurite branchesOptical electrophysiologyReliable recordingCellular parametersVoltage indicatorsFluorescent voltage indicatorsBrain
1994
The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability
Brodin L, Shupliakov O, Pieribone VA, Hellgren J, Hill RH. The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1994, 72: 592-604. PMID: 7983521, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1994.72.2.592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsReticulospinal axonsAction potentialsPulse stimulationSynaptic areaBody stimulationElectrotonic componentUse-dependent modulationAxonal action potentialsSecond action potentialDifferent postsynaptic cellsGiant reticulospinal axonsNet facilitationSpinal neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsEPSP componentsGlutamatergic synapsesPresynaptic elementsSynaptic responsesPresynaptic axonsTransmitter releaseGlutamate synapsePostsynaptic cellDegree of facilitationDirect stimulation