Electrical synapses are found in vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. The cellular
basis of these synapses is the gap junction, a group of intercellular channels that mediate …

Gap junctions provide the basis for electrical synapses between neurons. Early studies in
well-defined circuits in lower vertebrates laid the foundation for understanding various …

The level of electrotonic coupling in the inferior olive is extremely high, but its functional role
in cerebellar motor control remains elusive. Here, we subjected mice that lack olivary …

Tonic motor control involves oscillatory synchronization of activity at low frequency (5–30
Hz) throughout the sensorimotor system, including cerebellar areas. We investigated the …

In the mammalian central nervous system (CNS), coupling of neurons by gap junctions (ie,
electrical synapses) and the expression of the neuronal gap junction protein, connexin 36 …

The role of electrical synapses in synchronizing neuronal assemblies in the adult
mammalian brain is well documented. However, their role in learning and memory …

The inferior olivary nuclei clearly play a role in creating oculopalatal tremor, but the exact
mechanism is unknown. Oculopalatal tremor develops some time after a lesion in the brain …

GABAergic projection neurons in the cerebellar nuclei (CN) innervate the inferior olive (IO)
that in turn is the source of climbing fibers targeting Purkinje neurons in the cerebellar …

At the end of the 20th century, analog systems in computer science have been widely
replaced by digital systems due to their higher computing power. Nevertheless, the question …

Background Harmaline and harmine are tremorigenic β-carbolines that, on administration to
experimental animals, induce an acute postural and kinetic tremor of axial and truncal …