Interneurons hyperpolarize pyramidal cells along their entire somatodendritic axis.

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Journal Article

Although GABAergic interneurons are the main source of synaptic inhibition in the cortex, activation of GABA(A) receptors has been shown to depolarize specific neuronal compartments, resulting in excitation. By using a noninvasive approach to monitor the effect of individual interneurons on the pyramidal cell population, we found that rat hippocampal interneurons hyperpolarized pyramidal cells irrespective of the location of their synapses along the somato-dendritic axis.

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Duke Authors

Glickfeld, Lindsey

Cited Authors

Glickfeld, LL; Roberts, JD; Somogyi, P; Scanziani, M

Published Date

January 2009

Published In

Nature Neuroscience

Volume / Issue

12 / 1

Start / End Page

21 - 23

PubMed ID

19029887

Pubmed Central ID

19029887

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1546-1726

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1097-6256

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1038/nn.2230

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