On the location of electrical synapses

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (23) ◽  
pp. 3178-3180
Author(s):  
Alberto E. Pereda ◽  
Adam C. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Synapses

scholarly journals Oscillations emerging from noise-driven steady state in networks with electrical synapses and subthreshold resonance

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Tchumatchenko ◽  
Claudia Clopath
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Subthreshold Resonance

scholarly journals On the occurrence and enigmatic functions of mixed (chemical plus electrical) synapses in the mammalian CNS

2019 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 53-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
James I. Nagy ◽  
Alberto E. Pereda ◽  
John E. Rash
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Mammalian Cns

Motor-pattern production: interaction of chemical and electrical synapses

1981 ◽  
Vol 229 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Mulloney ◽  
Donald H. Perkel ◽  
Rubén W. Budelli
Keyword(s):  
Motor Pattern ◽  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Pattern Production

Effects of Time Delay on Burst Synchronization Transition of Neuronal Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1850143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Sun ◽  
Tianshu Xue
Keyword(s):  
Time Delay ◽  
Neuronal Network ◽  
Coupling Strength ◽  
Neuronal Networks ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Synchronization Transition ◽  
Burst Synchronization ◽  
Chemical Synapses ◽  
Bursting Activity

In this paper, we focus on investigating the effects of time delay on burst synchronization transitions of a neuronal network which is locally modeled by Hindmarsh–Rose neurons. Here, neurons inside the neuronal network are connected through electrical synapses or chemical synapses. With the numerical results, it is revealed that burst synchronization transitions of both electrically and chemically coupled neuronal networks could be induced by time delay just when the coupling strength is large enough. Meanwhile, it is found that, in electrically and excitatory chemically coupled neuronal networks, burst synchronization transitions are observed through change of spiking number per burst when coupling strength is large enough; while in inhibitory chemically coupled neuronal network, burst synchronization transitions are observed for large enough coupling strength through changing fold-Hopf bursting activity to fold-homoclinic bursting activity and vice versa. Namely, two types of burst synchronization transitions are observed. One type of burst synchronization transitions occurs through change of spiking numbers per burst and the other type of burst synchronization transition occurs through change of bursting types.

Meclofenamic Acid Blocks Electrical Synapses of Retinal AII Amacrine and on-Cone Bipolar Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 2339-2347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Lin Veruki ◽  
Espen Hartveit
Keyword(s):  
Amacrine Cells ◽  
Bipolar Cells ◽  
Electrical Synapse ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Meclofenamic Acid ◽  
Aii Amacrine Cells ◽  
Rod Pathway ◽  
Aii Amacrine ◽  
Cone Bipolar Cells

Gap junction channels constitute specialized intercellular contacts that can serve as electrical synapses. In the rod pathway of the retina, electrical synapses between AII amacrine cells express connexin 36 (Cx36) and electrical synapses between AII amacrines and on-cone bipolar cells express Cx36 on the amacrine side and Cx36 or Cx45 on the bipolar side. For physiological investigations of the properties and functions of these electrical synapses, it is highly desirable to have access to potent pharmacological blockers with selective and reversible action. Here we use dual whole cell voltage-clamp recordings of pairs of AII amacrine cells and pairs of AII amacrine and on-cone bipolar cells in rat retinal slices to directly measure the junctional conductance ( Gj) between electrically coupled cells and to study the effect of the drug meclofenamic acid (MFA) on Gj. Consistent with previous tracer coupling studies, we found that MFA reversibly blocked the electrical synapse currents in a concentration-dependent manner, with complete block at 100 μM. Whereas MFA evoked a detectable decrease in Gj within minutes of application, the time to complete block of Gj was considerably longer, typically 20–40 min. After washout, Gj recovered to 20–90% of the control level, but the time to maximum recovery was typically >1 h. These results suggest that MFA can be a useful drug to investigate the physiological functions of electrical synapses in the rod pathway, but that the slow kinetics of block and reversal might compromise interpretation of the results and that explicit monitoring of Gj is desirable.

Mapping of the Functional Interconnections Between Thalamic Reticular Neurons Using Photostimulation

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 2593-2600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Wan Lam ◽  
Christopher S. Nelson ◽  
S. Murray Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Spatial Extent ◽  
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Reticular Cell ◽  
Relay Cell ◽  
Dominant Form ◽  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Reticular Neurons ◽  
Reticular Cells

The thalamic reticular nucleus is strategically located in the axonal pathways between thalamus and cortex, and reticular cells exert strong, topographic inhibition on thalamic relay cells. Although evidence exists that reticular neurons are interconnected through conventional and electrical synapses, the spatial extent and relative strength of these synapses are unclear. To address these issues, we used uncaging of glutamate by laser-scanning photostimulation to provide precisely localized and consistent activation of reticular cell bodies and dendrites in an in vitro slice preparation from the rat as a means to study reticulo-reticular connections. Among the 47 recorded reticular neurons, 29 (62%) received GABAergic axodendritic input from an area immediately surrounding each of the recorded cell bodies, and 8 (17%) responded with depolarizing spikelets, suggesting inputs through electrical synapses. We also found that TTX completely blocked all evoked IPSCs, implying that any dendrodendritic synapses between reticular cells either are relatively weak, have no nearby glutamatergic receptors, or are dependent on back-propagation of action potentials. Finally, we showed that the GABAergic connections between reticular cells are weaker than those from reticular cells to relay cells. Our results suggest that the GABAergic axodendritic synapse is the dominant form of reticulo-reticular connectivity, and because they are much weaker than the reticulo-relay cell synapses, their functional purpose may be to regulate the spatial extent of the reticular inhibition on relay cells.

Proteomic Approaches for the Study of Electrical Synapses and Associated Protein-Interaction Complexes

2012 ◽  
pp. 135-149
Author(s):  
Cantas Alev ◽  
Georg Zoidl ◽  
Rolf Dermietzel
Keyword(s):  
Protein Interaction ◽  
Electrical Synapses

Selective Formation and Modulation Of Electrical Synapses

2018 ◽  
pp. 51-70
Author(s):  
Grant M. Carrow ◽  
Irwin B. Levitan
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Synapses ◽  
Selective Formation
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