Table 1.

Physiologic properties of core and shell neurons

NeuronResting Vm (mV)Rin (MΩ)AP height (mV)AP threshold (mV)AP half-width (ms)Time constant (ms)
Core (n = 97)–58.6 ± 0.6722.8 ± 25.999.0 ± 0.9–43.1 ± 0.30.76 ± 0.0340.3 ± 1.6
Shell (n = 41)–56.5 ± 0.91028.8 ± 64.993.4 ± 1.5–42.0 ± 0.70.71 ± 0.0341.6 ± 2.4
p value0.049<0.0010.00130.1190.0640.65
t value–1.984–5.2783.303–1.5671.8650.452