Table 6.

Correlation analysis comparing electrophysiological properties of prefrontal layer VI pyramidal neurons and percentage of omissions at the 1-s stimulus duration in the 5-CSRTT.

Correlation versus omissionsSucroseEthanol
Pearson rp-valuePearson rp-value
Resting membrane potential0.460.090.250.35
Capacitance0.310.270.230.40
Input resistance0.020.950.250.35
Spike amplitude0.330.240.330.21
Rheobase–0.170.55–0.010.98
Receptor-mediated inward currents
    Nicotinic–0.520.050.030.93
    Muscarinic0.090.77–0.080.78
    AMPA glutamatergic0.510.160.310.55
Receptor-mediated stimulation of firing neurons
    Nicotinic–0.580.030.020.93
    Muscarinic–0.280.360.140.62
    AMPA glutamatergic0.100.810.270.61