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
2010
Action Potentials Initiate in the Axon Initial Segment and Propagate through Axon Collaterals Reliably in Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons
Foust A, Popovic M, Zecevic D, McCormick DA. Action Potentials Initiate in the Axon Initial Segment and Propagate through Axon Collaterals Reliably in Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 6891-6902. PMID: 20484631, PMCID: PMC2990270, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0552-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon initial segmentAxon collateralsAction potentialsPurkinje neuronsComplex spikesLocal axon collateralsCerebellar Purkinje neuronsInitial segmentFast action potentialsAxon branch pointsSynaptic inputsVoltage-sensitive dyeCerebellar cortexNeuronal processingSpike initiationDischarge frequencySingle trialCollateralsOutput cellsNeurons