2011
The spatio‐temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study
Popovic MA, Foust AJ, McCormick DA, Zecevic D. The spatio‐temporal characteristics of action potential initiation in layer 5 pyramidal neurons: a voltage imaging study. The Journal Of Physiology 2011, 589: 4167-4187. PMID: 21669974, PMCID: PMC3180577, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike trigger zoneAction potential initiationAxon initial segmentTrigger zoneLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsPotential initiationLayer 5 pyramidal cellsMature axonsPyramidal neuronsAxonal collateralsPyramidal cellsNeuronal plasticityAction potentialsImmature axonsPotential imaging techniqueAxonsImmunocytochemical dataNeuronal computationSaltatory conductionAP propagationElectrophysiological measuresInitial segmentImaging techniquesCritical roleInitiation
1999
Fast Optical Recordings of Membrane Potential Changes From Dendrites of Pyramidal Neurons
Antic S, Major G, Zecevic D. Fast Optical Recordings of Membrane Potential Changes From Dendrites of Pyramidal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1999, 82: 1615-1621. PMID: 10482775, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.3.1615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral dendritesApical dendritesBrain slicesVoltage-sensitive dyeNeuronal processesPyramidal neuronsMembrane potential transientsPharmacological effectsSynaptic stimulationAction potentialsInvertebrate neuronsNeuronsPatch electrodeSingle neuronsElectrical activityMembrane potential changesFast optical recordingDistal processesVertebrate neuronsOptical recordingDendritesH incubation periodStimulationApical processesRecordings