2017
The stochastic nature of action potential backpropagation in apical tuft dendrites
Short SM, Oikonomou KD, Zhou WL, Acker CD, Popovic MA, Zecevic D, Antic SD. The stochastic nature of action potential backpropagation in apical tuft dendrites. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 118: 1394-1414. PMID: 28566465, PMCID: PMC5558024, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00800.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsCalciumDendritesFemaleMalePotassiumPyramidal CellsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySodiumStochastic ProcessesSynapsesConceptsDendritic CaPyramidal neuronsApical tuftCortical pyramidal neuronsAction potential backpropagationRat brain slicesSpontaneous synaptic inputsDifferent cortical layersVoltage-gated CaAP backpropagationAP burstsGlutamate iontophoresisSynaptic contactsSomatic APsApical trunkAP frequencyBrain slicesDendritic physiologySynaptic inputsCortical layersChannel inactivationLocal NaNeuronsSpike-timing dependent plasticityTrials
2008
Combining Voltage and Calcium Imaging from Neuronal Dendrites
Canepari M, Vogt K, Zecevic D. Combining Voltage and Calcium Imaging from Neuronal Dendrites. Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology 2008, 28: 1079. PMID: 18500551, PMCID: PMC3143714, DOI: 10.1007/s10571-008-9285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsCA1 pyramidal neuronsCerebellar Purkinje neuronsOptical signalPyramidal neuronsSame neuronsVoltage-sensitive dyePurkinje neuronsCalcium transientsFura-FFMeaningful new informationNeuronal functionCalcium imagingDendritic integrationNeuronal dendritesFree Ca2NeuronsPhysiological Ca2Membrane potential changesPhysiological changesMembrane potentialCa2Sensitive dyeFunctional Structure of the Mitral Cell Dendritic Tuft in the Rat Olfactory Bulb
Djurisic M, Popovic M, Carnevale N, Zecevic D. Functional Structure of the Mitral Cell Dendritic Tuft in the Rat Olfactory Bulb. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 4057-4068. PMID: 18400905, PMCID: PMC6670455, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5296-07.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral cellsDendritic tuftsOlfactory bulbGlomerular tuftPrincipal projection neuronsVoltage-sensitive dye recordingRat olfactory bulbSubthreshold synaptic potentialsPrimary dendritesProjection neuronsSynaptic potentialsSame neuronsEPSPsElectrical compartmentsDendritic branchesAnatomical studySynchronized activationDendritic surfaceNeuronsSynapsesCell typesAverage rangePassive electrical propertiesCellsTufts
2007
Dendritic signals from rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons during coincident pre‐ and post‐synaptic activity: a combined voltage‐ and calcium‐imaging study
Canepari M, Djurisic M, Zecevic D. Dendritic signals from rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons during coincident pre‐ and post‐synaptic activity: a combined voltage‐ and calcium‐imaging study. The Journal Of Physiology 2007, 580: 463-484. PMID: 17272348, PMCID: PMC2075540, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.125005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsCA1 pyramidal neuronsPost-synaptic activityPyramidal neuronsRat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsActivity-dependent long-term synaptic plasticityDendritic action potentialsCalcium imaging studiesLong-term synaptic plasticityDifferent dendritic locationsDendritic signalsDendritic locationMembrane potential transientsNMDA receptorsDendritic arborsPeak amplitudeStimulation protocolSynaptic plasticityAction potentialsMembrane depolarizationDendritic regionsBaselineNeuronsInduction
2004
Voltage Imaging from Dendrites of Mitral Cells: EPSP Attenuation and Spike Trigger Zones
Djurisic M, Antic S, Chen WR, Zecevic D. Voltage Imaging from Dendrites of Mitral Cells: EPSP Attenuation and Spike Trigger Zones. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 6703-6714. PMID: 15282273, PMCID: PMC6729725, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0307-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike trigger zoneMitral cellsTrigger zoneAction potentialsPrincipal output neuronsTerminal dendritic branchesPrimary dendritesOlfactory nerve stimulationRat olfactory bulbSite of originNerve stimulationDendritic tuftsSecondary dendritesEPSP attenuationOlfactory bulbSynaptic sitesNeuronal processesIndividual neuronsDendritic branchesSpike initiationIntracellular dyeEPSPsOutput neuronsNeuronsDendrites
1995
Optical recording from cerebellar Purkinje cells using intracellularly injected voltage-sensitive dyes
Kogan A, Ross W, Zecevic D, Lasser-Ross N. Optical recording from cerebellar Purkinje cells using intracellularly injected voltage-sensitive dyes. Brain Research 1995, 700: 235-239. PMID: 8624715, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00956-q.Peer-Reviewed Original Research