Figure 3

The location visualization and electrophysiological characteristics of rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. A. Schematic representation of the location of the hippocampal CA1 slice. B. The hippocampal CA1 location as visualized with ×10 infrared video microscopy. C. The hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons as visualized with ×40 water immersion lens of infrared video microscopy. Patch pipette is visible during whole-cell recording from the recorded neuron on right. D. Action potentials of the hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron during a depolarizing current pulse from the resting potential of -60 mV. Note the spike frequency adaptation. The whole cell recording under the current clamp method was used. The amplitude and the time of injected currents were shown on top of membrane potential trace.