Table 1.
Consistency of AS-specific suppression of DSCT neurons across three consecutive SCs
| SC1 | SC2 | SC3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | AS | RW | W | AS | RW | W | AS | RW | |
| Spikes/sec | 20.9 ± 1.9 | 12.5 ± 1.61-165 | 19.3 ± 2.4 | 20.6 ± 2.6 | 14.1 ± 2.41-165 | 21.4 ± 2.5 | 19.2 ± 1.7 | 11.2 ± 2.01-165 | 18.9 ± 2.1 |
| % change | ↓40.3 ± 5.5 | ↓7.6 ± 8.7 | ↓31.5 ± 4.8 | ↑4.0 ± 4.9 | ↓41.6 ± 6.6 | ↓1.3 ± 4.1 | |||
| % of control | (100%) | (59.7%) | (92.4%) | (100%) | (68.5%) | (104%) | (100%) | (58.4%) | (98.7%) |
DSCT neurons were recorded during W, AS, and RW in three separate SCs according to Paradigm 1 (Fig. 2; see Materials and Methods). The group mean firing rate (± SEM) in spikes per second of 10 DSCT neurons is presented. The relative change in firing rate during AS or the subsequent episode of RW, compared with preceding episode of W is also presented for each SC. Downward arrows reflect percentage of decrease. Under control conditions, consistent AS-specific suppression occurred from one SC to the next (see AS: SC1–3 vs Wakefulness: SC1–3,
F1-165: p < 0.005, ANOVA).