2014
Connexin hemichannels contribute to spontaneous electrical activity in the human fetal cortex
Moore A, Zhou W, Sirois C, Belinsky G, Zecevic N, Antic S. Connexin hemichannels contribute to spontaneous electrical activity in the human fetal cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: e3919-e3928. PMID: 25197082, PMCID: PMC4169969, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405253111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fetal cortexAction potential firingFetal cortexSP neuronsSpontaneous activitySpontaneous depolarizationsYoung postmitotic neuronsGlycinergic synaptic transmissionConnexin-based gap junctionsElectrical activityAcute cortical slicesSpontaneous electrical activityWhole-cell recordingsConnexin hemichannelsGap junctionsHuman subplate neuronsPresence of connexinsSubplate neuronsSecond trimesterCortical slicesSynaptic contactsSynaptic transmissionImmunohistochemical analysisSP zonePostmitotic neurons
2011
Spontaneous Electrical Activity in the Human Fetal Cortex In Vitro
Moore A, Zhou W, Jakovcevski I, Zecevic N, Antic S. Spontaneous Electrical Activity in the Human Fetal Cortex In Vitro. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 2391-2398. PMID: 21325506, PMCID: PMC3564513, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3886-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potential firingSpontaneous electrical activitySP neuronsPlateau depolarizationsHuman fetal neuronsElectrical activityHuman fetal cortexFunctional synaptic contactsHuman cerebral cortexSpontaneous network activitySlow-wave sleepHuman postmortem tissueSlow oscillatory patternsGABA ionotropic receptorsHuman subplate neuronsFetal neuronsSubplate neuronsCerebral cortexGestational weeksSynaptic contactsFetal cortexPostsynaptic potentialsCortical neuronsAdult neocortexSynaptic inputs
2010
Brief dopaminergic stimulations produce transient physiological changes in prefrontal pyramidal neurons
Moore A, Zhou W, Potapenko E, Kim E, Antic S. Brief dopaminergic stimulations produce transient physiological changes in prefrontal pyramidal neurons. Brain Research 2010, 1370: 1-15. PMID: 21059342, PMCID: PMC3019254, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsMidbrain dopaminergic neuronsPrefrontal cortexDopaminergic neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsRat medial prefrontal cortexAction potential firing ratePFC pyramidal neuronsPrefrontal pyramidal neuronsD1-like receptorsDirect synaptic contactsAction potential firingMedial prefrontal cortexDose-dependent responseDopaminergic stimulationIontophoretic pulsesCortical excitabilitySynaptic contactsDopaminergic agonistsSevere depressionPyramidal cellsTransient physiological changesBrain slicesAction potentialsCell bodies