Active cortical networks promote shunting fast synaptic inhibition in vivo

RJ Burman, PJN Brodersen, JV Raimondo, A Sen… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Fast synaptic inhibition determines neuronal response properties in the mammalian brain
and is mediated by chloride-permeable ionotropic GABA-A receptors (GABA A Rs). Despite …

Coupling of mouse olfactory bulb projection neurons to fluctuating odor pulses

D Dasgupta, TPA Warner, A Erskine… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Odors are transported by turbulent air currents, creating complex temporal fluctuations in
odor concentration that provide a potentially informative stimulus dimension. We have …

3D Printed Skull Cap and Benchtop Fabricated Microwire-Based Microelectrode Array for Custom Rat Brain Recordings

D Yi, JP Hartner, BS Ung, HL Zhu, BO Watson, L Chen - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microwire microelectrode arrays (MEAs) have been a popular low-cost tool for chronic
electrophysiological recordings and are an inexpensive means to record the electrical …

[HTML][HTML] A cranial implant for stabilizing whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in behaving rodents

J Dacre, MS Rivera, J Schiemann, S Currie… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background In vivo patch-clamp recording techniques provide access to the sub-and
suprathreshold membrane potential dynamics of individual neurons during behavior …

[HTML][HTML] Versatile treadmill system for measuring locomotion and neural activity in head-fixed mice

EMM Carlsen, M Nedergaard, RN Rasmussen - STAR protocols, 2022 - Elsevier
Here, we present a protocol for using a versatile treadmill system to measure locomotion
and neural activity at high temporal resolution in head-fixed mice. We first describe the …

Developing a multiscale optical interrogation of interneuron dynamics in the rodent sensory cortex

PH Prouvot - 2023 - openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de
Die sensorische Verarbeitung im Kortex hängt von den Feinheiten der säulenförmigen
Mikroarchitektur sowie dem lokalen Erregungs-Hemmungs-Gleichgewicht ab, das selbst …

Technical Considerations for In Vivo Electrophysiology

X Zhu, AA Grace - Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission, 2022 - Springer
In Chapter 23, we discussed general considerations regarding the design of in vivo
recording experiments based on research questions and experimental variables. Here in …

[HTML][HTML] Two photon imaging of calcium responses in murine Purkinje neurons

SK Dhanya, G Hasan - STAR protocols, 2022 - Elsevier
Purkinje neurons (PNs) are an important component of the motor learning and coordination
circuit and are affected in spino-cerebellar ataxias. Maintaining healthy PNs in cerebellar …