Onset dynamics of action potentials in rat neocortical neurons and identified snail neurons

  • The generation of action potentials (APs) is a key process in the operation of nerve cells and the communication between neurons. Action potentials in mammalian central neurons are characterized by an exceptionally fast onset dynamics, which differs from the typically slow and gradual onset dynamics seen in identified snail neurons. Here we describe a novel method of analysis which provides a quantitative measure of the onset dynamics of action potentials. This method captures the difference between the fast, step-like onset of APs in rat neocortical neurons and the gradual, exponential-like AP onset in identified snail neurons. The quantitative measure of the AP onset dynamics, provided by the method, allows us to perform quantitative analyses of factors influencing the dynamics.

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Author:Maxim VolgushevORCiDGND, Aleksey MalyshevGND, Pavel BalabanGND, Marina ChistiakovaGND, Stanislav VolgushevGND, Fred WolfGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-76324
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001962
Parent Title (English):PLoS ONE
Subtitle (English):quantification of the difference
Publisher:PLoS
Place of publication:San Francisco
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/11/12
Date of first Publication:2008/04/09
Publishing Institution:Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek
Volume:3
Issue:4, Article e1962
First Page:e1962-1
Last Page:e1962-7
Note:
Correction: "Onset Dynamics of Action Potentials in Rat Neocortical Neurons and Identified Snail Neurons: Quantification of the Difference" by Volgushev M, Malyshev A, Balaban P, Chistiakova M, Volgushev S, et al. (2009). PLOS ONE 4(7): 10.1371/annotation/947a6a14-8700-40e0-9b2d-e0d2e387d845
Institutes/Facilities:Lehrstuhl für Neurophysiologie
open_access (DINI-Set):open_access
faculties:Medizinische Fakultät
Licence (English):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International