Network synchrony in the nucleus accumbens in vivo.

ABSTRACT: Nucleus accumbens neurons show membrane potential fluctuations between a very negative resting membrane potential and periodical plateau depolarizations. Because action potential firing occurs only during the depolarized state, the control of transitions between states is important for information processing within this region, with an impact on accumbens-related behaviors. It has been proposed that ensembles of active neurons in the nucleus accumbens could be based on a population of cells depolarizing simultaneously into the UP state. In this study, in vivo intracellular recordings from accumbens neurons were performed simultaneously with local field potential recordings to examine whether the nucleus accumbens can exhibit synchronization of membrane potential states in a population of n

SUBMITTER: Goto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6762756 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature