Inhibition dominates in shaping in vitro spontaneous hippocampal network rhythms.

The article summarizes the results of a study on the role of neural inhibition in shaping the in vitro spontaneous hippocampal network rhythms of rodents. It has found a link between the transition from the quiescent to the rhythmic state of spontaneous rhythmic field potentials (SRFPs) and inhibitory conductance dominance with inhibitory fluctuations of over 10%. It concludes that SRFPs are inhibitory-based rhythms. The quiescent state is also inihibitory dominant.