Speed limits in the cerebellum: constraints from myelinated and unmyelinated parallel fibers.
Speed limits in the cerebellum: constraints from myelinated and unmyelinated parallel fibers.
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小脑的速度限制：有髓鞘和无髓鞘平行纤维的限制。
DOI：
10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04053.x
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2005
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Wang,SamuelS-H
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Wyatt,KrystaD;Tanapat,Patima;Wang,SamuelS-H
Cerebellar parallel fibers are among the thinnest known vertebrate axons and represent an extreme anatomical adaptation. Until now a systematic examination of their properties across species has not been carried out. We used transmission electron microscopy and light microscopy to compare parallel fibers in mammals of different brain sizes. From mouse to macaque, the average unmyelinated parallel fiber diameter was 0.2–0.3 µm, consistent with the idea that they are evolutionarily selected for compactness. Average unmyelinated parallel fiber diameter scaled up slightly with brain size, and across species the estimated total conduction time is 5–10 ms. However, these conduction times can vary by milliseconds, and unmyelinated PFs consume large amounts of energy per action potential. These functional disadvantages are overcome in myelinated parallel fibers, which we found in the deep regions nearest the Purkinje cell layer in marmoset, cat and macaque. These axons were 0.4–1.1 µm wide, have expected conduction times of 0.5–1.0 ms, and may convey fast feedfoward inhibition via basket cells to Purkinje cells.
