Direct inhibitory synaptic linkage of pontomedullary reticular burst neurons with abducens motoneurons in the cat.

Abstract:

:1. Unit spikes of burst neurons were extracellularly recorded in the pontomedullary reticular formation of the cat. These neurons were identified by their burst activity coincident with the quick inhibitory phase of the contralateral abducens nerve during vestibular nystagmus and their antidromic activation from the contralateral abducens nucleus. 2. When the extracellular field potentials in and near the abducens nucleus were triggered by spikes of a contralateral burs neuron, the averaged potential consisted of an early di- or triphasic spike and a late slow positive wave. The early spike was an action current caused by impulses conducting along the axon of the burst neuron. 3. The action potentials of a contralateral burst neuron. 3. The action potentials of a contralateral burst neuron were employed to trigger a post-spike average of the membrane potential of abducens motoneurons. Then unitary IPSPs with monosynaptic latencies were revealed. This provided direct evidence that the burst neurons are inhibitory in nature. The amplitudes of unitary IPSPs ranged from 18 to 220 mu V. Each inhibitory burst neuron branched widely in the abducens nucleus and was estimated to make inhibitory connections with approximately 60% of the motoneuron pool. 4. The post-spike average of compound potentials of the abducens nerve triggered by action potentials of contralateral single inhibitory burst neurons revealed inhibition of spike activity with latencies and time courses compatible with those of unitary IPSPs in motoneurons. The inhibition was observed with all inhibitory burst neurons tested.

journal_name

Exp Brain Res

authors

Hikosaka O,Igusa Y,Nakao S,Shimazu H

doi

10.1007/BF00235558

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1978-11-15 00:00:00

pages

337-52

issue

3-4

eissn

0014-4819

issn

1432-1106

journal_volume

33

pub_type

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