Table 2.
Neuronal response characteristics of PSDC and VLF neurons in response to mechanical stimulation of the heart. There were no statistical differences between the PSDC and VLF neuronal responses to mechanical stimulation (Student’s t-test).
| n | Total neurons activated |
Excitatory change (imp/s) |
Inhibitory change (imp/s) |
Spontaneous Activity (imp/s) |
Latency (s) |
Time to Peak (s) |
Time to recovery (s) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSDC | 7 | 2 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | - | 2.6 ± 1.5 | 2.3 ± 1.8 | 33.6 ± 11.1 | 19.9 ± 12.4 |
| 1 | - | −2.0 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 53.4 | 43.8 | ||
| VLF | 12 | 7 | 2.2 ± 0.5 | - | 4.0 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 46.5 ± 10.5 | 26.8 ± 8.8 |
| 1 | - | −4.1 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 29.5 | 27.4 |
Means ± SE