Table 1

Membrane properties of CA1 pyramidal neurons across day and night

DayNight
Mean ± SEM (n, N)Mean ± SEM (n, N)
Baseline (mV)Anterior−70.57 ± 0.84 (33,11)−69.79 ± 0.78 (33,14)
 Posteriora−69.99 ± 0.94 (27,11)−67.53 ± 0.82 (31,11)
Input resistance (MΩ)Anterior63.73 ± 2.84 (33,11)64.81 ± 2.71 (33,14)
Posterior73.3 ± 3.43 (27,11)78.16 ± 3.53 (31,11)
Sag amplitude (mV)Anterior4.84 ± 0.36 (33,11)4.94 ± 0.33 (33,14)
Posterior5.63 ± 0.47 (27,11)6.43 ± 0.41 (31,11)
AP response slopeAnterior0.053 ± 0.004 (33,11)0.051 ± 0.005 (33,14)
Posterior0.052 ± 0.005 (27,11)0.046 ± 0.01 (31,11)
Max (Hz)Anterior16.58 ± 0.96 (33,11)18.27 ± 0.84 (33,14)
 Posterior18.37 ± 1.06 (27,11)19.42 ± 0.818 (31,11)
Imax (pA)Anterior418.18 ± 13.96 (33,11)416.36 ± 12.45 (33,14)
Posterior394.07 ± 15.54 (27,11)380.65 ± 15.120 (31,11)
Single action potential properties
AnteriorRheobase (pA)153.28 ± 10.67 (29,11)139.35 ± 10.51 (26,11)
Amplitude (mV)91.82 ± 0.80 (29,11)93.52 ± 0.76 (26,11)
Threshold (mV)−43.37 ± 0.66 (29,11)−43.45 ± 0.59 (26,11)
Rise time (ms)b0.29 ± 0.01 (29,11)0.28 ± 0.01 (26,11)
Male: 0.30 ± 0.01 (28,11)
Female: 0.28 ± 0.01 (27,11)
Decay time (ms)0.93 ± 0.02 (29,11)0.92 ± 0.02 (26,11)
Half-width (ms)0.93 ± 0.02 (29,11)0.94 ± 0.01 (26,11)
fAHP (mV)−6.42 ± 0.49 (29,11)−6.24 ± 0.48 (26,11)
mAHP (mV)−9.68 ± 0.51 (29,11)−8.98 ± 0.49 (26,11)
Peak rise (ΔmV/Δms)400.25 ± 11.60 (29,11)414.86 ± 10.03 (26,11)
 Peak fall (ΔmV/Δms)−98.34 ± 1.98 (29,11)−99.48 ± 1.62 (26,11)
PosteriorRheobase (pA)120.56 ± 8.75 (27,11)120.56 ± 8.75 (27,11)
Amplitude (mV)91.45 ± 0.81 (27,11)91.45 ± 0.81 (27,11)
Threshold (mV)−42.58 ± 0.59 (27,11)−42.58 ± 0.59 (27,11)
Rise time (ms)0.32 ± 0.01 (27,11)0.32 ± 0.01 (27,11)
Decay time (ms)1.14 ± 0.03 (27,11)1.14 ± 0.03 (27,11)
Half-width (ms)1.11 ± 0.03 (27,11)1.11 ± 0.03 (27,11)
fAHP (mV)−5.01 ± 0.43 (27,11)−5.01 ± 0.43 (27,11)
mAHP (mV)−8.25 ± 0.41 (27,11)−8.25 ± 0.41 (27,11)
Peak rise (ΔmV/Δms)352.36 ± 10.63 (27,11)352.36 ± 10.63 (27,11)
 Peak fall (ΔmV/Δms)−80.31 ± 2.70 (27,11)−80.31 ± 2.70 (27,11)
  • a significant main effect of time-of-day, p =0.044, two-way ANOVA.

  • b significant main effect of sex, p =0.047, two-way ANOVA.

  • See Extended Data Table 1-1 for detailed statistical summary. n = number of cells, N = number of mice.