… The majority of studies investigating the regulation of intrinsic excitability of auditory
neurons have also been carried out in the MNTB, and these are the focus of this review. …

… modulated in response to changes in the auditory environment. Here, we review work focusing
on how such modulation of potassium channels … accuracy of these neurons. We describe …

… isoforms of the Kv3.1 potassium channel that are expressed in these neurons, Kv3.1a and
… Our results suggest that modulation of Kv3.1 by phosphorylation allows auditory neurons to …

… channels than its neighbors. In this study, computational models based on measurements in
auditory neurons … auditory neurons, rapid adjustments of levels of potassium current within …

… of potassium channels, particularly the Kv3.1 channel and the way it is regulated in auditory
… It will also briefly cover other potassium channels including the Kv1 family channels, sodium …

… In fast-spiking neurons such as those in the medial … ) in the auditory brainstem, Kv3.1
potassium channels are required for high frequency firing. The Kv3.1b splice variant of this channel …

… Potassium channels in auditory neurons are rapidly modified by changes in the auditory …
two major classes of potassium channel on the response of neurons receiving synaptic inputs …

… suggest that the modulation of the Kv3.1 channel may have … mRNA encoding the Kv3.1
potassium channel was one of the first … on K + currents and firing patterns of MNTB neurons in …

… To determine whether auditory stimulation modulates channel phosphorylation in vivo, we
examined Kv3.1b phosphorylation after acoustic stimulation of awake rats using click trains to …

… of sensory activity on K + channel expression, mice were … the neuronal activity in the auditory
system. To confirm that the sound presentation increased neuronal activity of MNTB neurons…