1992
A model of NMDA receptor-mediated activity in dendrites of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons
Pongracz F, Poolos N, Kocsis J, Shepherd G. A model of NMDA receptor-mediated activity in dendrites of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1992, 68: 2248-2259. PMID: 1337105, PMCID: PMC2605954, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1992.68.6.2248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor-mediated conductanceExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsPyramidal neuronsSynaptic responsesSynaptic activationSize of EPSPsExtracellular ion concentration changesNMDA receptor-mediated activityCA1 hippocampal pyramidal cellsCA1 hippocampal pyramidal neuronsHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsDendritic NMDA receptorsRepetitive synaptic activationCA1 pyramidal neuronsInhibitory synaptic responsesFrequency-dependent depressionHippocampal pyramidal neuronsNMDA receptor activationHippocampal pyramidal cellsExtracellular potassium accumulationRepetitive activityIntrinsic membrane conductancesReceptor-mediated activityHz. 4Spike afterdepolarizationConduction properties of spinal cord axons in the myelin-deficient rat mutant
Utzschneider D, Black J, Kocsis J. Conduction properties of spinal cord axons in the myelin-deficient rat mutant. Neuroscience 1992, 49: 221-228. PMID: 1407548, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90090-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column axonsMyelin-deficient rat mutantsSpinal cordFrequency-dependent conduction blockNormal age-matched ratsBrain slice chamberMyelin-deficient rat spinal cordAction potential dischargeRat mutantAge-matched ratsRat spinal cordSpinal cord axonsAction potential conductionControl ratsDemyelinated axonsConduction blockConduction velocityRefractory periodPotential dischargeControl axonsSlice chamberPharmacological resultsPotential conductionAxonsCompensatory mechanisms
1990
Dendritic action potentials activated by NMDA receptor-mediated EPSPs in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells
Poolos N, Kocsis J. Dendritic action potentials activated by NMDA receptor-mediated EPSPs in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. Brain Research 1990, 524: 342-346. PMID: 1981329, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)90714-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsCA1 hippocampal pyramidal cellsDendritic action potentialsHippocampal pyramidal cellsPyramidal cellsRat CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cellsNMDA receptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic potentialsAction potentialsDendritic excitatory postsynaptic potentialsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPyramidal cell bodiesShort-term potentiationIntradendritic recordingsPostsynaptic potentialsSynaptic responsesDendritic arborsDendritic conductancesRepetitive stimulationDendritic spikesSomatic recordingsCell bodiesSubthreshold responsesMultiple sitesCellsRecordings
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 responseExcitability
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
1980
Effects of 4-aminopyridine on the frequency following properties of the parallel fibers of the cerebellar cortex
Kocsis J, Malenka R, Waxman S. Effects of 4-aminopyridine on the frequency following properties of the parallel fibers of the cerebellar cortex. Brain Research 1980, 195: 511-516. PMID: 6249447, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(80)90090-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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