Estimation of synaptic noise and postsynaptic potentials on human motoneurones

Volume: 50 Number: 4 October 1, 2011
  • Binboğa E
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Estimation of synaptic noise and postsynaptic potentials on human motoneurones

Abstract

Aim: The objective of this experiment is to estimate amount of synaptic noise (SN) and excitatory post-synaptic potential (EPSP) on human motoneurones using peristimulus time histogram (PSTH), peristimulus frequencygram (PSF) and membrane potential trajectory methods. Material and Methods: Nine female and 5 male healthy subjects who did not have any neurological disorders were tested. The subjects layed prone on a physiotherapy table. Electrical stimuli were delivered to the tibial nerve in popliteal fossa randomly every 1 to 2 s. The data were recorded using both surface electromyogram (SEMG) and single motor unit potentials (SMUP) in soleus muscle. Results: A total of 42 soleus motor units were analysed. The average SEMG recordings showed three conditions: H-reflex only (H-only), high amplitude H-reflex with low amplitude M-response (m+H), and low amplitude H-reflex with high amplitude M-response (M+h). Thus, the data were analysed according to the three groups. Our results demonstrated that there were no statistically significant differences between PSTH-EPSP and PSF-EPSP2 amplitudes in all groups (p>0,017). Furthermore, the EPSP amplitudes calculated by both methods were found to be about 2 mV. The total synaptic noise (TSN) on the human motoneurones was estimated using only PSF method and was found to be 5,2 mV. Conclusion: We concluded that both methods can be used with confidence to estimate the EPSP amplitude and SN amplitude can be estimated only by the PSF method on the human motoneurones.

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Binboğa E

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October 1, 2011

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October 1, 2011

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Year 2011 Volume: 50 Number: 4

Vancouver
1.Binboğa E. İnsan motor nöronlarında sinaptik gürültünün ve postsinaptik potansiyellerin hesaplanması. EJM [Internet]. 2011 Oct. 1;50(4):217-22. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28RH67PW

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