Plasticity: Methods Flashcards
1
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What Patch Clamb method has the Recording electrode siting amoungst dendrites
What Patch Clamb method has the recording eletrode attached to 1 neuron
A
Extracellular (field) recordings
Whole cell recording
2
Q
What does a recording electrode measure?
A
Ion flow into neurons
3
Q
Explain using flow chart explanationhow electrophysiology works:
A
- Electrically stimulate axons
- Fire APs
- Release neurotransmitter
- Channels open postsynaptically
- Ion flow into neurons
4
Q
What Patch Clamb method measures the loss of positive ions as they move from outside –> inside neuron
A
Extracellular (field) recording
5
Q
What Patch Clamb method measures current flow coming into and out of each neuron?
A
Whole cell recording
6
Q
The recording electrode becomes part of the cell in…
A
Whole cell recording
