Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission

by Nicholas Graziane (Editor), Yan Dong (Editor)

Overview

This second edition volume expands on the previous edition with discussions on the latest techniques used to study synaptic transmissions. The chapters in this book are organized into six parts. Part One looks at the basic concepts, such as extracellular and intracellular recordings, and spatiotemporal effects of synaptic currents. Part Two describes the recording of synaptic currents, such as measuring kinetics of synaptic current and measuring reversal potentials. Part Three discusses basic experimentations of synaptic transmission and covers run-up and run-down, and amplitude. Parts Four and Five cover experimentations with computational components and molecular and visual components, such as measurement of a single synapse and electrophysiological and visual tags. Part Six explores in vivo recordings and talks about general considerations for in vivo exploration of synaptic plasticity. In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.

Authoritative and thorough, Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission, Second Edition is a valuable resource that introduces graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to important topics in this field and also expands these topics to practical electrophysiological approaches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781071625910
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/04/2023
Series:	Neuromethods , #187
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2022
Pages:	289
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nicholas M. Graziane, Ph.D.

Dr. Graziane obtained his Ph.D. from The State University of New York at Buffalo, and did his first postdoctoral training at Brown University before joining Dr. Dong’s laboratory at University of Pittsburgh. He is a well-published electrophysiologist interested in neurocircuits implicated in psychiatric disease with a focus on the electrical properties of the neurons residing within these neurocircuits. His research interests have contributed to Dr. Graziane’s 10+ years of experience as an electrophysiologist and have enabled him to successfully train many undergraduate students, graduate students, and junior postdoctoral fellows who have been interested in beginning a career in electrophysiology. Currently, Dr. Graziane’s research focuses on synaptic and circuitry mechanisms underlying psychiatric and psychological disorders. He is funded through a National Research Scholar Award (NIH).

Yan Dong, Ph.D.

Dr. Dong became interested in brain function when he was in high school and started his electrophysiological training during college. He received his Ph.D. from the Chicago Medical School, and did his postdoctoral training at Stanford University. He established and supervised his first independent laboratory at Merck and Co. from 2004 to 2006 as a senior scientist. He then joined Washington State University as an assistant professor in the Program of Neuroscience. In 2012, he joined University of Pittsburgh, and is curr

ently an associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience. His research focuses on synaptic and circuitry mechanisms underlying psychiatric

and psychological disorders. His research has been supported by National Institutes of Health (US), Hope Foundation for Depression Research (US), and Humboldt Stiftung (Germany).

Table of Contents

Preface.- Extracellular and intracellular recordings.- Theory of electrical transfer.- Amplifier.- Salt environment.- Micropipettes.- Spatiotemporal effects of synaptic input.- Perforated patch.- Isolation of synaptic current.- Fast and slow synaptic currents.- Measuring kinetics of synaptic current.- Measuring release probability.- Long-term measurements.- Measuring reversal potentials.- Amplitude.- Pre- and post-synaptic effect.- Run-up and run-down.- Kinetics of synaptic current.- Measurements of a single synapse.- Measurements of silent synapses.- Dendritic patch.- Electrophysiological tag.- In vivo electrophysiology.

Editorial Reviews

This book can be consulted as a ‘how to’ manual for investigator. It is an excellent book for physiologists, biomathematicians, students, postdocs, engineers, and biochemists with an interest in neurophysiology. Established researchers may find it useful also.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2016)

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