1988
Buspirone, 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone: effects on hippocampal cerebellar and sciatic fiber excitability
Hiner B, Mauk M, Peroutka S, Kocsis J. Buspirone, 8-OH-DPAT and ipsapirone: effects on hippocampal cerebellar and sciatic fiber excitability. Brain Research 1988, 461: 1-9. PMID: 2906267, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90719-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar parallel fibersSerotonergic mechanismsNerve excitabilityFiber excitabilityAction potentialsSucrose gap recordingsEffects of serotoninNovel anxiolytic buspironeCompound action potentialDose-dependent reductionSchaffer collateral fibersParallel fibersAfferent fibersSciatic nerveReversible decrementsCollateral fibersAnxiolytic buspironeConduction velocityDPATIpsapironeGap recordingsBuspironeCerebellar neuronsAxonal responseExcitabilityBuspirone attenuates synaptic activation of hippocampal pyramidal cells
Mauk, Peroutka S, Kocsis J. Buspirone attenuates synaptic activation of hippocampal pyramidal cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 1-11. PMID: 3339401, PMCID: PMC6569355, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-01-00001.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsPyramidal cellsStratum radiatumSynaptic activationAfferent fibersHippocampal CA1 pyramidal cellsInput resistanceStimulation of afferentsEffects of buspironeCA1 pyramidal cellsHippocampal pyramidal cellsPostsynaptic potentialsPresynaptic fibersConduction slowingFiber excitabilitySpike activityAnxiolytic agentsBuspironeRefractory periodRadiatumRapid hyperpolarizationReceptor sitesMeasurable effectExcitabilityMembrane potential
1984
Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex.
Kocsis J, Eng D, Bhisitkul R. Adenosine selectively blocks parallel-fiber-mediated synaptic potentials in rat cerebellar cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 6531-6534. PMID: 6093104, PMCID: PMC391958, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.20.6531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidSynaptic activityCerebellar cortexAction of adenosineEfficacy of adenosineRat cerebellar cortexClimbing fiber inputParallel fibersAdenosine applicationSynaptic potentialsSynaptic transmissionFiber activityPurkinje cellsAxon excitabilityElectrophysiological techniquesExcitability propertiesDendritic membraneCortexAdenosineConvergent parallelSelective blockingDirect alterationExcitability
1983
The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Waxman S. The supernormal period of the cerebellar parallel fibers effects of [Ca2+]o and [K+]o. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1983, 397: 176-183. PMID: 6878005, DOI: 10.1007/bf00584354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupernormal periodConditioning stimulationActivity-dependent changesParallel fibersCerebellar parallel fibersConditioning volleyIon-sensitive microelectrodesConditioning stimulusExtracellular calciumLatency changesLatency shiftCortex exhibitExtracellular ionic concentrationsTest response latenciesTest latencyStimulationResponse latencyRelative increaseSmall increaseLatencyPeriodSuperfusateExcitability
1982
Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization
Kocsis J, Waxman S. Intra-axonal recordings in rat dorsal column axons: membrane hyperpolarization and decreased excitability precede the primary afferent depolarization. Brain Research 1982, 238: 222-227. PMID: 6282392, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90787-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary afferent depolarizationIntra-axonal recordingsRat lumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column stimulationDorsal root potentialsLumbosacral spinal cordDorsal column axonsDorsal columnsDorsal rootsAxonal depolarizationRoot potentialsSpinal cordGABA responsesNeuronal elementsIntracellular correlatesProlonged depolarizationMembrane hyperpolarizationHyperpolarizationDepolarizationExcitability
1981
Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium
Malenka R, Kocsis J, Ransom B, Waxman S. Modulation of Parallel Fiber Excitability by Postsynaptically Mediated Changes in Extracellular Potassium. Science 1981, 214: 339-341. PMID: 7280695, DOI: 10.1126/science.7280695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic field potentialsField potentialsParallel fiber stimulationExtracellular potassium concentrationRat cerebellar cortexParallel fibersAfferent fibersPostsynaptic elementsFiber excitabilityCerebellar cortexExtracellular potassiumFiber stimulationExcitabilityMarked increasePotassium concentrationStimulationMolecular layer
1979
A supernormal period in central axons following single cell stimulation
Kocsis J, VanderMaelen C. A supernormal period in central axons following single cell stimulation. Experimental Brain Research 1979, 36: 381-386. PMID: 488207, DOI: 10.1007/bf00238919.Peer-Reviewed Original Research