Statistical analysis of synaptic maturation of HVc and lMAN inputs to RA
| Parameter | Mean ± SD | One-way ANOVA | Newman–Keuls tests (pvalues) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nest. | Fledge | Juv. | Adult | N vs F | N vs J | N vs A | F vs J | F vs A | J vs A | ||
| A. HVc–RA EPSCs | n = 21-a | n = 71-a | n = 81-a | n = 61-a | |||||||
| NMDA:AMPA | 0.731-b | 2.2 ± 1.11-c | 2.3 ± 1.11-d | 0.87 ± 0.271-e | F(2,15)= 3.75; p < 0.05 | — | — | — | NS | NS | NS |
| Late:Early | — | 2.2 ± 1.11-f | 1.6 ± .641-g | 0.90 ± 0.611-h | F(2,32) = 6.61; p < 0.005 | — | — | — | NS | <0.01 | <0.05 |
| e-fold decay (msec) | 270 ± 16 | 66 ± 30 | 59 ± 17 | 64 ± 24 | F(3,19)= 50.69; p < 0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
| Decay τf (msec) | 120 ± 100 | 29 ± 32 | 31 ± 21 | 20 ± 7.8 | F(3,19)= 5.30; p < 0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | NS | NS | NS |
| Decay τs (msec) | 360 ± 47 | 110 ± 49 | 110 ± 59 | 100 ± 56 | F(3,19) = 13.00; p < 0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
| % slow | 49 ± 27 | 69 ± 20 | 60 ± 24 | 68 ± 11 | F(3,19) = 0.68; NS | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rise time (msec) | 13 ± 1.1 | 7.0 ± 2.9 | 7.8 ± 2.5 | 5.7 ± 1.5 | F(3,19) = 4.97; p < 0.02 | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.01 | NS | NS | NS |
| B. lMAN–RA EPSCs | n = 10 | n = 9 | n = 12 | n = 4 | |||||||
| e-fold decay (msec) | 220 ± 63 | 94 ± 31 | 72 ± 20 | 77 ± 23 | F(3,31) = 30.04;p < 0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | NS | NS | NS |
| Decay τf (msec) | 52 ± 23 | 35 ± 15 | 26 ± 17 | 30 ± 8.6 | F(3,31) = 4.20; p < 0.02 | NS | <0.01 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Decay τs (msec) | 300 ± 76 | 180 ± 47 | 120 ± 47 | 140 ± 55 | F(3,31) = 19.00; p < 0.0001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.05 | NS | NS |
| % slow | 74 ± 9.0 | 54 ± 22 | 70 ± 13 | 59 ± 4.9 | F(3,31) = 3.70; p < 0.03 | <0.05 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Rise time (msec) | 8.5 ± 2.9 | 6.1 ± 2.5 | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | F(3,31) = 2.52; NS | — | — | — | — | — | — |