Electrical coupling regulates layer 1 interneuron microcircuit formation in the neocortex

oleh: Xing-Hua Yao, Min Wang, Xiang-Nan He, Fei He, Shu-Qing Zhang, Wenlian Lu, Zi-Long Qiu, Yong-Chun Yu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-08-01

Deskripsi

Electrical and chemical synapses coexist in neocortex interneurons. Here, Yao et al. show that during development, electrical and GABAergic chemical synapses form at the same time, and that this coupling synchronizes firing between layer 1 interneurons.