Neuronal Homeostasis: Voltage Brings It All Together.

Curr Biol

Federated Department of Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology & Rutgers University-Newark, Institute for Brain and Neuroscience Research, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. Electronic address:

Published: July 2019

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  • Neurons produce stable activity patterns by using various ionic currents and adjusting conductance levels.
  • The regulation of this variability is crucial for maintaining proper function.
  • This regulation primarily relies on the activity of the neurons themselves.

Article Abstract

Neurons generate consistent patterns of activity combining a large set of ionic currents and variable conductance levels. How they regulate this variability so that it does not run out of control seems to depend most prominently on neuronal activity itself.

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