Electrophysiological Properties of Xenopus Visual Neurons During Development

A collection of electrophysiological recordings from Xenopus tadpole midbrain neurons across developmental stages and during homeostatic plasticity induced by patterned visual stimulation. The data was collected by Christopher M. Ciarleglio to analyze changes in biophysical diversity and functional differentiation of cells.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in electrophysiological diversity across developmental stages in Xenopus tadpole tectal neurons.
• Investigate the reduction of functional differentiation of cells following patterned visual stimulation.
• Study the increase in cross-correlations between cell properties as a result of homeostatic plasticity.
• Examine the relationship between spiking profiles and underlying electrophysiological properties in tectal neurons.

Strengths

• Data captures neuron properties across multiple developmental stages.
• Includes measurements from both normal development and plasticity-inducing sensory stimulation.
• Associated with a peer-reviewed study published in 2020.

Limitations

• The specific number of neuron recordings (rows) is unknown.
• The exact measured variables (columns) are not detailed.
• Data is specific to Xenopus tadpoles, limiting generalizability to other species.

Provenance

Source

Christopher M. Ciarleglio

Collection Method

Electrophysiological recordings from Xenopus tadpole midbrain neurons.

Freshness

Last updated in August 2020.