Glossary

ACh
acetylcholine
AMPA
α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid
bAC
bursting accommodating
BP
back-projecting m-type neuron
BPAP
back-propagating action potential
CA
cornu ammonis
CA1
field CA1
CA3
field CA3
CCh
carbachol
cACpyr
classical accommodating for pyramidal cells
cAC
classical accommodating for interneurons
CB1R
cannabinoid receptor type 1
CCK+
cholecystokinin-positive
cNAC
classical non-accommodating
CSD
current source density
CV
coefficient of variation
CWT
continuous wavelet transform
DG
dentate gyrus
e-feature
electrophysiological feature
e-type
electrical type
EPSC
excitatory postsynaptic current
EPSP
excitatory postsynaptic potential
GABA
gamma-aminobutyric acid or γ-aminobutyric acid
GABA_A
R GABA_A receptor
HCN
hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated channel
I_depol
depolarizing current
I_h
nonspecific hyperpolarization-activated cation current
I-O
input-output
INT
interneurons
IPSP
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
KYNA
kynurenic acid
LFP
local field potential
m-type
morphological type
me-type
morpho-electrical type
minis/mPSP
miniature postsynaptic potentials
MOOC
massive online open course
MS
medial septum
MS
OFF medial septum inactivated stimulus condition
MS
ON medial septum activated stimulus condition
mM
millimolar = 10-3
μM
micromolar = 10-6
N.B.
nota bene
NMDA
N-methyl-d-aspartate
N_RRP
number (size) of the readily releasable pool (#vesicles)
nS
nanoSiemens
OLM
oriens-lacunosum moleculare m-type neuron
PC
pyramidal cell
PP
perforant path
PPA
perforant path-associated cell
PSC
postsynaptic current
PSD
power spectral density
PSP
postsynaptic potential
PV+
parvalbumin-positive
PVBC
parvalbumin-positive basket m-type neuron
REM
rapid eye movement
SC
Schaffer collateral
SCA
Schaffer collateral associated neuron
SD
rat Sprague Dawley rat
SLM
stratum lacunosum moleculare
SLM_PPA
perforant path-associated m-type neuron with soma located in SLM
SO
stratum oriens
SO_BP
back-projecting m-type neuron with soma located in SO
SO_BS
bistratified m-type neuron with soma located in SO
SO_OLM
oriens-lacunosum moleculare m-type neuron with soma located in SO
SO_Tri
trilaminar m-type neuron with soma located in SO
SP
stratum pyramidale
SP_AA
axoaxonic m-type neuron with soma located in SP
SP_BS
bistratified m-type neuron with soma located in SP
SP_CCKBC
cholecystokinin-positive basket cell m-type neuron with soma in SP
SP_Ivy
ivy m-type neuron with soma located in SP
SP_PC
pyramidal m-type neuron with soma located in SP
SP_PVBC
parvalbumin-positive basket m-type neuron with soma located in SP
SR
stratum radiatum
SR_SCA
Schaffer collateral associated m-type neuron with soma located in SR
SST
somatostatin
STD
standard deviation
STP
short-term plasticity
STTC
spike time tiling coefficient
Tri
trilaminar m-type neuron
U_SE
release probability of neurotransmitters
W
rat Wistar rat