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
2000
Functional profile of the giant metacerebral neuron of Helix aspersa: temporal and spatial dynamics of electrical activity in situ
Antic S, Wuskell J, Loew L, Zecevic D. Functional profile of the giant metacerebral neuron of Helix aspersa: temporal and spatial dynamics of electrical activity in situ. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 527: 55-69. PMID: 10944170, PMCID: PMC2270048, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00055.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger zoneNeuronal processesGiant metacerebral neuronSingle neuronsMulti-site optical recordingSpike trigger zoneAction potential initiationIdentified snail neuronsMetacerebral neuronsAxonal branchesVoltage-sensitive dyeSynaptic inputsPropagation of spikesSnail neuronsAction potentialsAxonal spikesPatterns of initiationNeuronsPotential initiationSynaptic signalsIndividual neuronsElectrical activityHelix aspersaFunctional profilesInitiation