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| Title |
Characteristics and plasticity of electrical synaptic transmission
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| Published in |
BMC Molecular and Cell Biology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12860-016-0091-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sebastian Curti, John O’Brien |
| Abstract |
Electrical synapses are an omnipresent feature of nervous systems, from the simple nerve nets of cnidarians to complex brains of mammals. Formed by gap junction channels between neurons, electrical synapses allow direct transmission of voltage signals between coupled cells. The relative simplicity of this arrangement belies the sophistication of these synapses. Coupling via electrical synapses can be regulated by a variety of mechanisms on times scales ranging from milliseconds to days, and active properties of the coupled neurons can impart emergent properties such as signal amplification, phase shifts and frequency-selective transmission. This article reviews the biophysical characteristics of electrical synapses and some of the core mechanisms that control their plasticity in the vertebrate central nervous system. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 89 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 12% |
| Unknown | 19 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 30 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 10% |
| Engineering | 4 | 4% |
| Psychology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 21 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
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#6
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