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ArticleJournal of neurophysiology2017

Surface electrodes record and label brain neurons in insects.

Konstantinos Kostarakos, Berthold Hedwig

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Article in Journal of neurophysiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Flupyradifurone impairs the processing of sound signals by the ascending interneurons AN1 and AN2 that convey auditory information to the cricket brain.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2026
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  2. An auditory-responsive interneuron descending from the cricket brain: a new element in the auditory pathway.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2022
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  5. Characterization and modelling of looming-sensitive neurons in the crab Neohelice.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Konstantinos KostarakosInstitute for Zoology, Karl Franzens-University, Graz, Austria; and.
Berthold HedwigDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom bh202@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Graz · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We used suction electrodes to reliably record the activity of identified ascending auditory interneurons from the anterior surface of the brain in crickets. Electrodes were gently attached to the sheath covering the projection area of the ascending interneurons and the ringlike auditory neuropil in the protocerebrum. The specificity and selectivity of the recordings were determined by the precise electrode location, which could easily be changed without causing damage to the tissue. Different nonauditory fibers were recorded at other spots of the brain surface; stable recordings lasted for several hours. The same electrodes were used to deliver fluorescent tracers into the nervous system by means of electrophoresis. This allowed us to retrograde label the recorded auditory neurons and to reveal their cell body and dendritic structure in the first thoracic ganglion. By adjusting the amount of dye injected, we specifically stained the ringlike auditory neuropil in the brain, demonstrating the clusters of cell bodies contributing to it. Our data provide a proof that surface electrodes are a versatile tool to analyze neural processing in small brains of invertebrates.

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Action PotentialsElectrodesAcoustic StimulationAnimalsAuditory PerceptionBrainFemaleFluorescent DyesGryllidaeNeuroanatomical Tract-Tracing TechniquesNeuronsRestraint, PhysicalSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedFluorescent Dyesauditory neuronsbrainelectrophoretic stainingsingle cell recordingssuction electrodes

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PMID28904103
PMCPMC5680355
OpenAlexW2755538888

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