OLFACTORY INPUT TO THE HIPPOCAMPUS OF THE CAT - FIELD POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
OLFACTORY INPUT TO THE HIPPOCAMPUS OF THE CAT - FIELD POTENTIAL ANALYSIS
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(80)90829-x
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
MOLLEVANGER, WJ
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作者:
HABETS, AMMC;LOPESDASILVA, FH;MOLLEVANGER, WJ
Hippocampal responses to electrical stimulation of the prepyriform cortex in the cat were studied in acute experiments under halothane anesthesia and in awake cats with chronically indwelling electrodes. Analysis of field potentials and unit activity indicated the extent to which different hippocampal subareas were activated, the laminar level at which the synaptic action took place and the dynamics of the evoked responses. The main generator of evoked responses in the hippocampus upon prepyriform cortex stimulation is localized in the fascia dentata and CA3 (CA1 pyramidal cells, and probably subiculum cells, are activated but in a lesser degree). The initial synaptic activity takes place at the most distal part of the dendrites of fascia dentata granule cells and CA3 pyramidal cells. This synaptic activity corresponds to an EPSP [excitatory postsynaptic potential] that leads to a transient increase in the firing rate of the hippocampal units, which is often followed by a long-lasting decrease in firing rate. The pathway from the prepyriform cortex via lateral entorhinal cortex to hippocampal neurons may enable olfactory inputs to effectively excite hippocampal neurons.