The model demonstrates that CA1 pyramidal neurons support rebound spikes mediated by hyperpolarization-activated inward current (Ih), and normally masked by A-type potassium channels (KA). Partial KA reduction confined to one or few branches of the apical tuft may be sufficient to elicit a local spike following a train of synaptic inhibition. These data suggest that the plastic regulation of KA can provide a dynamic switch to unmask post-inhibitory spiking in CA1 pyramidal neurons, further increasing the signal processing power of the CA1 synaptic microcircuitry.
Model Type: Dendrite
Region(s) or Organism(s): Hippocampus
Cell Type(s): Hippocampus CA1 pyramidal GLU cell
Currents: I Na,t; I A; I h; I Potassium
Receptors: Gaba
Transmitters: Gaba
Model Concept(s): Action Potential Initiation; Activity Patterns; Dendritic Action Potentials; Active Dendrites; Detailed Neuronal Models; Action Potentials; Intrinsic plasticity; Synaptic Integration
Simulation Environment: NEURON
Implementer(s): Migliore, Michele [Michele.Migliore at Yale.edu]
References:
Ascoli GA, Gasparini S, Medinilla V, Migliore M. (2010). Local control of postinhibitory rebound spiking in CA1 pyramidal neuron dendrites. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 30 [PubMed]