Table 2 Proportion of Single Unit Categories and their Baseline Firing Rates (Hz)

From: Repeated Nicotine Strengthens Gamma Oscillations in the Prefrontal Cortex and Improves Visual Attention

 

Day 1 ( n =70)

Day 3 (n =64)

Day 5 ( n =61)

 

Proportion (%)

Basal firing

Proportion (%)

Basal firing

Proportion (%)

Basal firing

Excited

24.29

2.16±0.38

32.81

2.80±0.45

29.51

2.47±0.36

Unchanged

18.57

2.48±0.73

34.38

2.78±0.40

34.43

2.10±0.29

Inhibited

57.14

2.69±0.50

32.81

2.39±0.53

36.06

2.39±0.34

  1. Basal firing rates listed as mean±SEM. The number of units (n) isolated from 15 rats is depicted for each day.
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