2014
Branch specific and spike-order specific action potential invasion in basal, oblique, and apical dendrites of cortical pyramidal neurons
Zhou W, Short S, Rich M, Oikonomou K, Singh M, Sterjanaj E, Antic S. Branch specific and spike-order specific action potential invasion in basal, oblique, and apical dendrites of cortical pyramidal neurons. Neurophotonics 2014, 2: 021006-021006. PMID: 26157997, PMCID: PMC4478750, DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.2.2.021006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPyramidal neuronsAction potentialsDendritic branchesTrains of APsCortical pyramidal neuronsL5 pyramidal neuronsSame cortical layerNeocortical pyramidal neuronsAction potential invasionThin dendritic branchesAP backpropagationApical dendritesAP trainsApical trunkSame neuronsDendritic diameterDistal synapsesCalcium transientsVariable efficacyCalcium imagingCortical layersDendritic treeDendritic voltageOblique branchMultisite optical recordings
2012
Dopaminergic Regulation of Dendritic Calcium: Fast Multisite Calcium Imaging
Zhou W, Oikonomou K, Short S, Antic S. Dopaminergic Regulation of Dendritic Calcium: Fast Multisite Calcium Imaging. Methods In Molecular Biology 2012, 964: 123-138. PMID: 23296782, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-251-3_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic calcium transientsCalcium transientsDendritic treeNormal cortical functionIndividual cortical neuronsElaborate dendritic treesNeocortical pyramidal neuronsSomatic action potentialsDendritic calciumGlutamatergic inputsPyramidal neuronsDopaminergic drugsDopaminergic regulationCortical neuronsDopaminergic modulationCortical functionExogenous dopamineSynaptic integrationAction potentialsCalcium imagingDopamine toneDendritic compartmentsDopaminergic signalsDendritic branchesCalcium fluctuations
2008
Dynamics of action potential backpropagation in basal dendrites of prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons
Zhou W, Yan P, Wuskell J, Loew L, Antic S. Dynamics of action potential backpropagation in basal dendrites of prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 27: 923-936. PMID: 18279369, PMCID: PMC2715167, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06075.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasilar dendritic treeBasal dendritesRat prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsAction potentialsDendritic treePrefrontal cortical pyramidal neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsPrefrontal cortexSodium action potentialsBackpropagating action potentialsCortical pyramidal neuronsAction potential backpropagationNeocortical pyramidal neuronsSomatic action potentialsCortical pyramidal cellsDistal dendritic segmentsHigh-frequency burstsVoltage-sensitive dye imaging techniqueAP backpropagationSynaptic contactsIndividual dendritic branchesPyramidal cellsNeuronal outputCalcium transients