Tonic and phasic firing represent distinct patterns of neuronal action potential generation
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Multiple electrophysiological studies confirm that tonic and phasic firing represent distinct patterns of neuronal action potential generation driven by differing intrinsic properties and ion channel configurations.
Evidence for · 8
Input-Specific Organization of Intrinsic Excitability Expands Coding Capacity of Fast-Spiking Auditory Neurons.
2025 · cited by 2
Paper 0 describes neurons that display distinct phasic and tonic firing patterns supported by different intrinsic excitability and potassium conductances.
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Spontaneous activity in pain patient stem cell-derived sensory neurons arises from one functional subclass.
2026 · cited by 1
Paper 1 distinguishes functional neuronal subclasses based specifically on whether they exhibit tonic versus other firing behaviors.
Developmental electrophysiological changes in mouse mesencephalic trigeminal neurons.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 2 documents developmental electrophysiological changes where mesencephalic trigeminal neurons exhibit distinct phasic and tonic firing modes.
Immature olfactory sensory neurons are intrinsically excitable and show maturation-dependent changes in voltage-gated Na<sup>+</sup> and K<sup>+</sup> currents.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 3 notes that immature olfactory sensory neurons fire only with phasic patterns, whereas mature neurons exhibit both phasic and tonic repetitive firing.
A compartmental model for simulating the gut-brain axis in gastric function regulation.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 6 models stomach motor regions with distinct tonic and phasic functional activities.
Neural KCNQ (Kv7) channels.
2009 · cited by 0
Paper 9 discusses how certain channel modulators convert neuronal firing from phasic to tonic.
Phasic and tonic firing properties in rat oculomotor nucleus motoneurons, studied in vitro.
2007 · cited by 0
Paper 10 investigates the intrinsic membrane properties supporting distinct phasic and tonic firing properties in motoneurons.
Ionic mechanisms underlying tonic and phasic firing behaviors in retinal ganglion cells: a model study.
2014 · cited by 0
Paper 11 models the distinct ionic mechanisms that underlie tonic and phasic firing behaviors in retinal ganglion cells.