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
2008
Combining Voltage and Calcium Imaging from Neuronal Dendrites
Canepari M, Vogt K, Zecevic D. Combining Voltage and Calcium Imaging from Neuronal Dendrites. Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology 2008, 28: 1079. PMID: 18500551, PMCID: PMC3143714, DOI: 10.1007/s10571-008-9285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuronsCA1 pyramidal neuronsCerebellar Purkinje neuronsOptical signalPyramidal neuronsSame neuronsVoltage-sensitive dyePurkinje neuronsCalcium transientsFura-FFMeaningful new informationNeuronal functionCalcium imagingDendritic integrationNeuronal dendritesFree Ca2NeuronsPhysiological Ca2Membrane potential changesPhysiological changesMembrane potentialCa2Sensitive dye