Table 2.

Values for 15 electrophysiological parameters analyzed for each neuron

All (n = 150)X94 (n = 58)X98 (n = 59)GIN (n = 33)
Vrest(mV)
    η20.05
    p value0.0230
    10%−72.5−73.2−72.3−69.8
    90%−63.9−64.6−63.7−64.7
    Mean−68.3−69.1−68.2−67.1
    CV0.050.050.050.04
Threshold (mV)
    η20.02
    pvalue0.2420
    10%−47.5−47.4−48.4−47.2
    90%−38.3−37.9−37.4−40.5
    Mean−43.0−42.8−42.6−44.0
    CV0.100.110.100.06
Spike height (mV)
    η20.06
    pvalue0.0120
    10%51.751.053.048.1
    90%71.870.173.569.3
    Mean60.960.363.058.1
    CV0.130.120.120.13
Sag–V slope
    η20.01
    pvalue0.5240
    10%−0.41−0.42−0.40−0.38
    90%−0.19−0.19−0.19−0.22
    Mean−0.30−0.31−0.29−0.30
    CV0.300.330.280.27
Adaptation ratio
    η20.04
    pvalue0.0620
    10%0.390.410.360.41
    90%0.710.770.680.63
    Mean0.540.570.510.54
    CV0.230.250.230.18
F–I slope (Hz/pA)
    η20.06
    pvalue0.0071
    10%0.470.530.400.55
    90%1.121.260.980.81
    Mean0.740.820.680.71
    CV0.350.340.390.25
Rin (MΩ)
    η20.55
    p value0.0000
    10%9273304149
    90%602218796403
    Mean316132514282
    CV0.730.430.440.39
τm (ms)
    η20.66
    pvalue0.0000
    10%7.26.024.112.5
    90%41.417.347.233.9
    Mean22.29.935.020.9
    CV0.620.420.290.41
Rheobase (pA)
    η20.63
    p value0.0000
    10%1177713
    90%2663315790
    Mean1002022751
    CV1.030.470.780.59
Rate of rise (V/s)
    η20.38
    pvalue0.0000
    10%161217137181
    90%293307241295
    Mean227261191232
    CV0.220.140.220.19
Rate of fall (V/s)
    η20.59
    pvalue0.0000
    10%−183−201−122−164
    90%−89−130−79−103
    Mean−133−166−101−132
    CV0.280.170.200.17
Spike width (ms)
    η20.72
    pvalue0.0000
    10%0.420.380.620.48
    90%0.790.500.860.63
    Mean0.580.450.740.55
    CV0.270.130.160.10
Fmax, steady-state (Hz)
    η20.57
    p value0.0000
    10%491064180
    90%175201103148
    Mean11315269120
    CV0.440.260.330.26
Fmax, initial (Hz)
    η20.67
    pvalue0.0000
    10%10620186180
    90%304343188265
    Mean206270135221
    CV0.360.190.270.18
AHP (mV)
    η20.16
    pvalue0.0000
    10%13.713.215.813.9
    90%23.323.024.119.8
    Mean18.317.520.216.5
    CV0.210.230.180.15
  • The 10th and 90th percentiles, mean, and CV are indicated for each parameter. Also indicated for each parameter are its η 2 and the p value of η 2. The nine parameters in boldface had η 2 > 0.1 and p values lower than our computational limit of p = 0.0001 (probably by several orders of magnitude). All parameters are defined in Materials and Methods.