| aCSF | artificial cerebrospinal fluid |
| EPSC | excitatory postsynaptic current |
| GABAAR | GABAA receptor |
| 5-HT | serotonin |
| LSD | least significant difference |
| LTP | long-term potentiation |
| mGluR | metabotropic glutamate receptor |
| nAChR | nicotinic acetylcholine receptor |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| PN | pyramidal neuron |
| SDST | standard deviation of spike timing |