Electric field suppression of epileptiform activity in hippocampal slices

Bruce J. Gluckman, Emily J. Neel, Theoden I. Netoff, William L. Ditto, Mark L. Spano, Steven J. Schiff

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Abstract

1. The effects of relatively small external DC electric fields on synchronous activity in CA1 and CA3 from transverse and longitudinal type hippocampal slices were studied. 2. To record neuronal activity during significant field changes, differential DC amplification was employed with a reference electrode aligned along an isopotential with the recording electrode. 3. Suppression of epileptiform activity was observed in 31 of 33 slices independent of region studied and type of slice but was highly dependent on field orientation with respect to the apical dendritic somatic axis. 4. Modulation of neuronal activity in these experiments was readily observed at field strengths ≤5-10 mV/mm. Suppression was seen with the field oriented (positive to negative potential) from the soma to the apical dentrites. 5. In vivo application of these results may be feasible.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4202-4205
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of neurophysiology
Volume76
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1996

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