2023
Electrical properties of dendritic spines
Zecevic D. Electrical properties of dendritic spines. Biophysical Journal 2023, 122: 4303-4315. PMID: 37837192, PMCID: PMC10698282, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spinesIntracellular calcium concentration changesCortical pyramidal neuronsExcitatory synaptic transmissionCalcium concentration changesBasal dendritesPyramidal neuronsMushroom spinesSpine synapsesSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesVoltage-sensitive dyeNervous systemSpine neckSignificant physiological roleSynaptic signalingTwo-photon uncagingElectrical compartmentsSpineOnly experimental studiesBiochemical compartmentalizationPhysiological roleDifferent preparationsAnatomical structuresAdequate sensitivity
2015
Electrical behaviour of dendritic spines as revealed by voltage imaging
Popovic MA, Carnevale N, Rozsa B, Zecevic D. Electrical behaviour of dendritic spines as revealed by voltage imaging. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8436. PMID: 26436431, PMCID: PMC4594633, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImaging Submillisecond Membrane Potential Changes from Individual Regions of Single Axons, Dendrites and Spines
Popovic M, Vogt K, Holthoff K, Konnerth A, Salzberg BM, Grinvald A, Antic SD, Canepari M, Zecevic D. Imaging Submillisecond Membrane Potential Changes from Individual Regions of Single Axons, Dendrites and Spines. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2015, 859: 57-101. PMID: 26238049, PMCID: PMC5671121, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17641-3_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual neuronsMembrane potential changesVoltage-sensitive dye recordingAction potential initiationIndividual dendritic spinesSite of originAxon collateralsIndividual nerve cellsMembrane potential transientsVoltage-sensitive dyeDendritic spinesRegional electrical propertiesDendritic treeNerve cellsNeuronal processesSingle axonsPotential initiationComplex operational unitsBehavioral modificationNeuronal network analysisNeuronsInput-output functionMultisite recordings
2012
Voltage-sensitive dye recording from axons, dendrites and dendritic spines of individual neurons in brain slices.
Popovic M, Gao X, Zecevic D. Voltage-sensitive dye recording from axons, dendrites and dendritic spines of individual neurons in brain slices. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012, e4261. PMID: 23222505, PMCID: PMC3565854, DOI: 10.3791/4261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser light sourceSub-micrometer resolutionLight sourceOptical recordingDetectable pharmacological effectsCurrent sensitivityVoltage-sensitive dyeSubthreshold eventsElectrical propertiesDetailed measurementsMultiple-site optical recordingVoltage-sensitive dye recordingFluorescence signalOptimal wavelengthsMembrane potential transientsElectrical signalsIndividual dendritic spinesExperimental evidenceWavelengthMeasurement oneMeasurementsBroadeningDye loadingPotential transientsBrightnessCortical Dendritic Spine Heads Are Not Electrically Isolated by the Spine Neck from Membrane Potential Signals in Parent Dendrites
Popovic MA, Gao X, Carnevale NT, Zecevic D. Cortical Dendritic Spine Heads Are Not Electrically Isolated by the Spine Neck from Membrane Potential Signals in Parent Dendrites. Cerebral Cortex 2012, 24: 385-395. PMID: 23054810, PMCID: PMC3888368, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs320.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Rapid time course of action potentials in spines and remote dendrites of mouse visual cortex neurons
Holthoff K, Zecevic D, Konnerth A. Rapid time course of action potentials in spines and remote dendrites of mouse visual cortex neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 2010, 588: 1085-1096. PMID: 20156851, PMCID: PMC2852997, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.184960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid time courseAction potentialsDendritic spinesIndividual dendritic spinesLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsTime courseTiming-dependent synaptic plasticityDendritic branchesCentral mammalian neuronsTerminal dendritic branchesVisual cortex neuronsTerminal branchesSomatic action potentialsIndividual spinesRemote dendritesPyramidal neuronsApical dendritesCortex neuronsExcitatory synapsesSupralinear integrationSynaptic inputsVoltage-sensitive dyeJuvenile miceSynaptic plasticityVisual cortex