Pages
Individual pages for a variety of topics
- Common Experiments - A summary of the most common whole-cell patch-clamp experiment types
- Common Pharmacological Agents - Pharmacological agents commonly used in whole-cell patch-clamp experiments
- Electrically Evoke Synapses - Using an electrical stimulator to evoke synaptic currents
- Liquid Junction Potential - What Liquid Junction Potential (LJP) is and how it can be corrected for in patch-clamp experiments
- Optogenetics - Using light-activated ion channels to optically excite specific cell populations
- Patch Clamp External Solutions - Common bath solutions used for whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology
- Patch Clamp Internal Solutions - Common pipette solutions used for whole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiology
- Patch Configurations - A summary of the most common techniques used to measure the electrical properties of cell membranes
- Reversal Potential - An introduction to reversal potentials, the Nernst equation, and their effect on synaptic currents
- Shunting - Synaptic inputs can be attenuated in a process known as current shunting
- The Membrane Test - A voltage-clamp step can reveal much about a neuron's passive membrane properties