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. 2017 Nov 1;37(44):10679–10689. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1246-17.2017

Table 1.

Resuming currents and spiking probability of Chronos-expressing neurons photoactivated by illuminating the cellular soma with circular 2P holographic spots

Interneurons Pyramidals
Current 415 ± 213 pA (n = 38) 368 ± 172 pA (n = 12)
Latency 2.83 ± 0.97 ms (n = 24) 6.4 ± 2.6 ms (n = 6)
Jitter 0.19 ± 0.16 ms (n = 24) 0.3 ± 0.2 ms (n = 6)
AP probability p < 0.12 mW/μm2 28/38 5/12
AP probability p < 0.30 mW/μm2 32/38 8/12
10 Hz firing probability AP1 (n = 11) AP2 (n = 11) AP3 (n = 11) AP4 (n = 11) AP1 (n = 3) AP2 (n = 3) AP3 (n = 3) AP4 (n = 3)
1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 0.66 ± 0.57
25 Hz firing probability AP1 (n = 2) AP2 (n = 2) AP3 (n = 2) AP4 (n = 2)
1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 0.66 ± 0.57
50 Hz firing probability AP1 (n = 10) AP2 (n = 10) AP3 (n = 10) AP4 (n = 10) AP1 (n = 2) AP2 (n = 2) AP3 (n = 2) AP4 (n = 2)
1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 1 ± 0 0.83 ± 0.24 0.5 ± 0.7 0.83 ± 0.24 0.83 ± 0.24
100 Hz firing probability AP1 (n = 7) AP2 (n = 7) AP3 (n = 7) AP4 (n = 7)
1 ± 0 1 ± 0 0.85 ± 0.37 1 ± 0

Interneurons: spot diameter 10–15 μm, illumination duration 2–3 ms, power range: 0.05–0.17 mW/μm2. Pyramidal cells: spot diameter 15–20 μm, illumination duration 3–10 ms, power range: 0.09–0.16 mW/μm2.