Signal processing in the axon initial segment

MHP Kole, GJ Stuart - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
The axon initial segment (AIS) is a specialized membrane region in the axon of neurons
where action potentials are initiated. Crucial to the function of the AIS is the presence of …

The physiology of the axon initial segment

KJ Bender, LO Trussell - Annual review of neuroscience, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The action potential generally begins in the axon initial segment (AIS), a principle confirmed
by 60 years of research; however, the most recent advances have shown that a very rich …

All-optical electrophysiology in mammalian neurons using engineered microbial rhodopsins

DR Hochbaum, Y Zhao, SL Farhi, N Klapoetke… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
All-optical electrophysiology—spatially resolved simultaneous optical perturbation and
measurement of membrane voltage—would open new vistas in neuroscience research. We …

[HTML][HTML] Single action potentials and subthreshold electrical events imaged in neurons with a fluorescent protein voltage probe

L Jin, Z Han, J Platisa, JRA Wooltorton, LB Cohen… - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Monitoring neuronal electrical activity using fluorescent protein-based voltage sensors has
been limited by small response magnitudes and slow kinetics of existing probes. Here we …

Optical recording of action potentials in mammalian neurons using a microbial rhodopsin

JM Kralj, AD Douglass, DR Hochbaum, D Maclaurin… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Reliable optical detection of single action potentials in mammalian neurons has been one of
the longest-standing challenges in neuroscience. Here we achieved this goal by using the …

[HTML][HTML] Genetically targeted optical electrophysiology in intact neural circuits

G Cao, J Platisa, VA Pieribone, D Raccuglia, M Kunst… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Nervous systems process information by integrating the electrical activity of neurons in
complex networks. This motivates the long-standing interest in using optical methods to …

Saltatory conduction along myelinated axons involves a periaxonal nanocircuit

CCH Cohen, MA Popovic, J Klooster, MT Weil… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The propagation of electrical impulses along axons is highly accelerated by the myelin
sheath and produces saltating or" jumping" action potentials across internodes, from one …

Cholinergic and noradrenergic axonal activity contains a behavioral-state signal that is coordinated across the dorsal cortex

L Collins, J Francis, B Emanuel, DA McCormick - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Fluctuations in brain and behavioral state are supported by broadly projecting
neuromodulatory systems. In this study, we use mesoscale two-photon calcium imaging to …

Mechanisms of sodium channel clustering and its influence on axonal impulse conduction

SA Freeman, A Desmazières, D Fricker… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
The efficient propagation of action potentials along nervous fibers is necessary for animals
to interact with the environment with timeliness and precision. Myelination of axons is an …

Recent advances in patterned photostimulation for optogenetics

E Ronzitti, C Ventalon, M Canepari, BC Forget… - Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
An important technological revolution is underway in the field of neuroscience as we begin
the 21st century. The combination of optical methods with genetically encoded …