Extended Data Fig. 7: Transient versus persistent VP neuronal responses do not reflect different discharge properties or spatial layout.
From: Dissociable roles of ventral pallidum neurons in the basal ganglia reinforcement learning network
a, Distributions of the mean discharge rates of transient (top) and persistent (bottom) VP neurons (N = 29 and 14 neurons, respectively), computed during the last 3 s of the ITI period. Red vertical lines represent the average discharge rates. b, Distributions of the mean CV of the ISIs. Same conventions as in (a). c, Spike waveform durations, measured as the time difference from the first negative peak to the next positive peak. d, Spatial distribution of VP neurons. Each dot represents a single VP cell. Purple, transient VP cells; olive, persistent VP cells. Abscissa: coordinates in a parasagittal plane (in mm); A, anterior; P, posterior; zero is coronal section AC0 (AC, anterior commissure). Ordinate: coordinates in the horizontal plane (in mm); M, medial; L, lateral; zero is the center of the VP in our recordings. Z-axis: depth from entry to the cortex (in mm). e, Fraction of pairs of VP neurons belonging to the same transient/persistent cluster. “Same session”, cell pairs recorded from different electrodes in the same recording sessions; “different session”, cell pairs recorded in different sessions.
