Figure 4. Morphologically distinct Bistrat cell sub-classes fire differentially during sharp-wave associated ripple events.
(A and B) Fully reconstructed (axons: blue; dendrites: red; soma: black) representative cells of the two Bistrat cell sub-classes. (C) Total dendritic lengths measured in stratum radiatum/pyramidale/oriens of individual cells, with each cell differentially color coded. The O-Bistrat cells (B) have no dendrites in the radiatum, the C-Bistrat cells (A) have dendrites in stratum radiatum and oriens as well. (D) The firing frequencies of the O-bistrat and C-bistrat cells did not show significant differences during running-associated theta oscillations. (E) The O-Bistrat cells discharged at significantly higher rates than the C-Bistrat cells during ripples.