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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Volume 99, Issue 24, Pages 15764-15769Publisher
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.242428599
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- NINDS NIH HHS [NS-26473-11] Funding Source: Medline
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Striatal inhibition plays an important role in models of cortex-basal ganglia function and is altered in many basal ganglia diseases. The,gamma-aminobutyric acid ergic spiny projection neuron comprises >95% of striatal neurons, but despite strong anatomical evidence, the electrophysiological properties and functions of their local axon collaterals are unknown. We simultaneously recorded from adjacent spiny projection neurons (<5-10 mum) in whole-cell patch mode and demonstrated a fast synaptic connection between 26/69 pairs in cortex-striatum-substantia nigra organcitypic cultures and 5/38 pairs in acute striatal slices. The synapse, which was blocked by gamma-aminobutyric acid type A antagonists, displayed a wide range of failure rates, was depolarizing at rest, and reversed above -60 mV. Presynaptic bursts of action potentials were highly correlated with total postsynaptic depolarization at rest. Synaptic transmission was optimized for burst discharge >14 Hz and showed considerable short-term plasticity, including paired-pulse depression at intervals <25 ms, intraburst facilitation, and interburst augmentation. This activity-dependent collateral interaction provides the basis for a new class of basal ganglia models in which striatal neurons cooperate as well as compete during processing of cortical inputs.
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