Sharp wave ripples (SPW‐Rs) represent the most synchronous population pattern in the
mammalian brain. Their excitatory output affects a wide area of the cortex and several …

In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

Connexins are ubiquitous channel forming proteins that assemble as plasma membrane
hemichannels and as intercellular gap junction channels that directly connect cells. In the …

Certain neurons in the mammalian brain have long been known to be joined by gap
junctions, which are the most common type of electrical synapse. More recently, cloning of …

▪ Abstract Many neurons in the mammalian central nervous system communicate through
electrical synapses, defined here as gap junction–mediated connections. Electrical …

Gap junctions are clustered channels between contacting cells through which direct
intercellular communication via diffusion of ions and metabolites can occur. Two …

Database search has led to the identification of a family of proteins, the pannexins, which
share some structural features with the gap junction forming proteins of invertebrates and …

Gap junctions are channel-forming structures in contacting plasma membranes that allow
direct metabolic and electrical communication between almost all cell types in the …

This review considers how recent advances in the physiology of ion channels and other
potential molecular targets, in conjunction with new information on the genetics of idiopathic …

Inhibitory interneurons often generate synchronous activity as an emergent property of their
interconnections. To determine the role of electrical synapses in such activity, we …