Table 1.

Electrophysiological properties of neocortical L2/3 neurons in vivo

Pyramidal cell somatic recording (n = 16)Pyramidal cell dendritic recordinga (n = 3)FS interneuron (n = 2)Pyramidal cell microelectrode recording (n = 3)Pyramidal cell with QX-314 (n = 4)
Resting Vm, Down (mV)−73.9 ± 1.4−78.7 ± 2.2−76.1 ± 6.4−75.3 ± 3.4−63.1 ± 3.3
Resting Vm, Up (mV)−58.9 ± 1.2−66.2 ± 1.2−56.8 ± 5.2−61.2 ± 4.8−47.9 ± 2.7
ΔV (Up–Down) (mV)15.0 ± 0.912.6 ± 1.819.4 ± 1.214.1 ± 2.115.1 ± 3.4
Vm SD, Up (mV)2.5 ± 0.13.2 ± 0.43.4 ± 0.33.2 ± 0.3
Mean dwell time, Down (ms)347 ± 32343 ± 24 (n = 4)
Mean dwell time, Up (ms)457 ± 57224 ± 26 (n = 4)
AP threshold (mV)−36.4 ± 1.0−44.3 ± 2.7−34.1 ± 6.6−41.7 ± 3.2
AP amplitudeb (mV)66.5 ± 3.451.7 ± 8.232.2 ± 8.272.3 ± 3.2
AP half-width (ms)0.84 ± 0.060.89 ± 0.080.34 ± 0.050.66 ± 0.01
RN Down (MΩ)29.2 ± 2.025.7 ± 0.653.5 ± 3.122.5 ± 3.552.7 ± 4.8
RN Discards (MΩ)31.6 ± 2.232.4 ± 3.754.0 ± 0.224.5 ± 6.856.3 ± 4.5
RN Up (MΩ)36.6 ± 2.328.2 ± 1.357.3 ± 3.423.6 ± 4.444.6 ± 2.2
τdecay Downc (ms)9.0 ± 0.68.5 ± 0.82.6 ± 0.98.9 ± 1.120.1 ± 1.2
τdecay Discardsc (ms)10.6 ± 0.66.9 ± 2.52.7 ± 0.99.3 ± 2.721.6 ± 1.7
τdecay Upc (ms)12.8 ± 1.116.5 ± 5.32.7 ± 0.99.9 ± 2.116.3 ± 3.8
Anomalous rectification, cAR (MΩ/nA)18.7 ± 3.7 (n = 10)0.6 ± 6.4 (n = 6)
RN Down, from VI curve (MΩ)27.5 ± 2.1 (n = 10)68.1 ± 4.8 (n = 6)
RN Up, from VI curve (MΩ)44.1 ± 4.0 (n = 10)
  • All data are given as mean ± SE.

  • aA total of 60–100 μm from the soma.

  • bFrom threshold.

  • cTime constant of off-response (starting 1 ms after end of current pulse).