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Aug 2026
α5-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors regulate state transitions in cortical networks and modulate susceptibility to epileptiform discharges
This study provides evidence for a novel cell-type-specific pathway in which α5-mediated nicotinic signaling tightly regulates state transitions in cortical networks, and reveals a critical role of α5-nAChRs in regulating cortical excitability and ictogenesis.
Ani Kaplanian, Michael Vinos, U. Maskos et al.
· Frontiers in Neural Circuits · 0 citations