2021
Modulation of Neuronal Potassium Channels During Auditory Processing
Wu J, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of Neuronal Potassium Channels During Auditory Processing. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2021, 15: 596478. PMID: 33613177, PMCID: PMC7887315, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.596478.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPotassium channelsAuditory brainstem neuronsAuditory brainstem nucleiNeuronal potassium channelsAuditory informationBrainstem neuronsBrainstem nucleiCertain neuronsPotassium currentFiring patternsNeuronsGene mutationsAuditory processingAuditory stimuliHigh rateLong-term modulationComplex auditory informationIntrinsic electrical propertiesSuch modulationHuman gene mutationsIntensity of soundAuditory environmentModulation
2005
Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels
Kaczmarek LK, Bhattacharjee A, Desai R, Gan L, Song P, von Hehn CA, Whim MD, Yang B. Regulation of the timing of MNTB neurons by short-term and long-term modulation of potassium channels. Hearing Research 2005, 206: 133-145. PMID: 16081004, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2004.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnteroventral cochlear nucleusPotassium channelsAuditory pathwayAction potentialsCentral auditory pathwayVoltage-dependent potassium channelsMammalian auditory pathwayAmount of neurotransmitterProtein phosphorylationMNTB neuronsGene expressionBushy cellsPrincipal neuronsTrapezoid bodyCochlear nucleusIntrinsic excitabilityMedial nucleusVoltage-dependent channelsFiring patternsNeuronsAmplitude of currentsKv1 familySound stimuliLong-term modulationSound localization