Table 2.

Intrinsic properties of putative L2/3 PN subtypes based on firing properties and AP shape

Intrinsic propertyAccommodating (n = 7, 4)Regular Spiker (n = 44, 21)Notch (n = 18, 10)Stutter (n = 6, 4)Early Spiker (n = 7, 6)KW Test (p value, H)
Resting membrane potential (mV)−68.47 ± 7.50−66.53 ± 7.46−68.33 ± 2.95−72.86 ± 5.25−65.77 ± 5.72p = 0.1943, H(4) = 6.07
Input resistance (MΩ)137.60 ± 68.50136.8 ± 74.6488.42 ± 33.15136.10 ± 69.1495.73 ± 44.51p = 0.1202, H(4) = 7.31
Voltage sag (%)5.69 ± 3.275.27 ± 2.595.22 ± 2.734.74 ± 2.794.10 ± 1.14p = 0.8742, H(4) = 1.22
Membrane decay (ms)35.34 ± 6.9926.49 ± 7.4524.14 ± 5.9724.68 ± 6.9527.03 ± 5.94p = 0.0340, H(4) = 10.41
AP threshold (mV)−37.57 ± 3.76−36.31 ± 5.47−36.84 ± 3.59−36.87 ± 10.16−41.50 ± 5.47p = 0.2593, H(4) = 5.28
AP amplitude (mV)86.50 ± 7.9279.47 ± 8.5482.98 ± 6.3068.67 ± 10.0985.49 ± 6.76p = 0.0016, H(4) = 17.41
AP half-width (ms)1.69 ± 0.431.30 ± 0.301.12 ± 0.221.22 ± 0.401.5 ± 0.34p = 0.0062, H(4) = 14.38
AHP magnitude (mV)−15.90 ± 2.71−14.75 ± 3.67−15.27 ± 2.55−14.54 ± 3.14−16.48 ± 2.61p = 0.7774, H(4) = 1.77
AHP latency (ms)11.56 ± 8.3614.96 ± 12.723.57 ± 1.125.05 ± 2.149.10 ± 5.45p < 0.0001, H(4) = 25.45
ΔAHP (mV)−5.12 ± 3.95−3.72 ± 3.07−1.89 ± 1.53−5.53 ± 2.86−4.46 ± 2.68p = 0.0396, H(4) = 10.05
AP broadening ratio1.30 ± 0 0.081.27 ± 0.111.24 ± 0.101.32 ± 0.071.22 ± 0.07p = 0.1265, H(4) = 7.18
AP amplitude adaptation ratio0.91 ± 0.060.93 ± 0.060.96 ± 0.040.91 ± 0.050.91 ± 0.05p = 0.0794, H(4) = 8.355
Initial instantaneous frequency (Hz)19.88 ± 3.6734.55 ± 14.2034.05 ± 21.4245.48 ± 13.2017.27 ± 4.10p = 0.0002, H(4) = 22.11
Maximum firing rate (Hz)24.35 ± 4.2434.96 ± 11.7632.94 ± 13.3235.06 ± 8.3723.69 ± 5.75p = 0.0141, H(4) = 12.49
Final instantaneous frequency (Hz)8.10 ± 2.3411.21 ± 3.379.59 ± 1.899.43 ± 7.678.48 ± 1.56p = 0.0152, H(4) = 12.31
Accommodation ratio0.39 ± 0.100.37 ± 0.160.36 ± 0.120.20 ± 0.140.49 ± 0.11p = 0.0202, H(4) = 11.64
  • Intrinsic properties of accommodating, regular spiking, notch, stutter, and early spiking neurons.