2000
Functional profile of the giant metacerebral neuron of Helix aspersa: temporal and spatial dynamics of electrical activity in situ
Antic S, Wuskell J, Loew L, Zecevic D. Functional profile of the giant metacerebral neuron of Helix aspersa: temporal and spatial dynamics of electrical activity in situ. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 527: 55-69. PMID: 10944170, PMCID: PMC2270048, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00055.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger zoneNeuronal processesGiant metacerebral neuronSingle neuronsMulti-site optical recordingSpike trigger zoneAction potential initiationIdentified snail neuronsMetacerebral neuronsAxonal branchesVoltage-sensitive dyeSynaptic inputsPropagation of spikesSnail neuronsAction potentialsAxonal spikesPatterns of initiationNeuronsPotential initiationSynaptic signalsIndividual neuronsElectrical activityHelix aspersaFunctional profilesInitiation
1995
Optical signals from neurons with internally applied voltage-sensitive dyes
Antic S, Zecevic D. Optical signals from neurons with internally applied voltage-sensitive dyes. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1392-1405. PMID: 7869106, PMCID: PMC6577832, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01392.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical signalVoltage-sensitive dyeSilicon photodiode arrayAxonal branchesAction potentialsIndividual neuronsOptical monitoringPresent sensitivityPhotodiode arraySite of stimulationAction potential initiationLong axonal branchesSatisfactory signalIntracellular pressure injectionSynaptic potentialsFluorescence measurementsGood signalAxonal segmentsSubthreshold potentialsExtracellular applicationCell bodiesNeuronal processesFluorescence signalElectrotonic responsesPotential initiation