Shaul Hestrin

Publications

• Mechanisms generating dual-component nicotinic EPSCs in cortical interneurons. Bennett C, Arroyo S, Berns D, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2012; 32 (48): 17287-96
• Prolonged disynaptic inhibition in the cortex mediated by slow, non-α7 nicotinic excitation of a specific subset of cortical interneurons. Arroyo S, Bennett C, Aziz D, Brown SP, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2012; 32 (11): 3859-64
• Neuroscience. The strength of electrical synapses. Hestrin S, Science. 2011; 334 (6054): 315-6
• Noradrenaline enhances signal-to-noise ratio of inhibitory inputs in the dorsal cochlear nucleus. Hestrin S, Neuron. 2011; 71 (2): 197-8
• Synaptogenesis of electrical and GABAergic synapses of fast-spiking inhibitory neurons in the neocortex. Pangratz-Fuehrer S, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2011; 31 (30): 10767-75
• Cell-type identity: a key to unlocking the function of neocortical circuits. Brown SP, Hestrin S. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2009; 19 (4): 415-21
• Intracortical circuits of pyramidal neurons reflect their long-range axonal targets. Brown SP, Hestrin S. Nature. 2009; 457 (7233): 1133-6
• Cannabinoid sensitivity and synaptic properties of 2 GABAergic networks in the neocortex. Galarreta M, Erdélyi F, Szabó G, Hestrin S. Cereb Cortex. 2008; 18 (10): 2296-305
• D1-like dopamine receptor activation modulates GABAergic inhibition but not electrical coupling between neocortical fast-spiking interneurons. Towers SK, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2008; 28 (10): 2633-41
• Petilla terminology: nomenclature of features of GABAergic interneurons of the cerebral cortex. Ascoli GA, Alonso-Nanclares L, Anderson SA, Barrionuevo G, Benavides-Piccione R, Burkhalter A, Buzsáki G, Cauli B, Defelipe J, Fairén A, Feldmeyer D, Fishell G, Fregnac Y, Freund TF, Gardner D, Gardner EP, Goldberg JH, Helmstaedter M, Hestrin S, Karube F, Kisvárday ZF, Lambolez B, Lewis DA, Marin O, Markram H, Muñoz A, Packer A, Petersen CC, Rockland KS, Rossier J, Rudy B, Somogyi P, Staiger JF, Tamas G, Thomson AM, Toledo-Rodriguez M, Wang Y, West DC, Yuste R. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2008; 9 (7): 557-68
• Background synaptic conductance and precision of EPSP-spike coupling at pyramidal cells. Zsiros V, Hestrin S. J Neurophysiol. 2005; 93 (6): 3248-56
• Electrical synapses define networks of neocortical GABAergic neurons Hestrin, S., Galarreta, M.. Trends in Neurosciences. 2005: 28 304-309
• Synchronous versus asynchronous transmitter release: a tale of two types of inhibitory neurons. Hestrin, S, Galarreta, M. Nature Neuroscience. 2005; 8 (10): 1283-1284
• Electrical coupling among irregular-spiking GABAergic interneurons expressing cannabinoid receptors. Galarreta M, Erdélyi F, Szabó G, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2004; 24 (44): 9770-8
• Synaptic interactions of late-spiking neocortical neurons in layer 1. Chu Z, Galarreta M, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 2003; 23 (1): 96-102
• Electrical and chemical synapses among parvalbumin fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons in adult mouse neocortex. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002; 99 (19): 12438-43
• Electrical synapses between GABA-releasing interneurons. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2001; 2 (6): 425-33
• Spike transmission and synchrony detection in networks of GABAergic interneurons. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. Science. 2001; 292 (5525): 2295-9
• Burst firing induces a rebound of synaptic strength at unitary neocortical synapses. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. J Neurophysiol. 2000; 83 (1): 621-4
• Enhanced neurotransmitter release at glutamatergic synapses on oxytocin neurones during lactation in the rat. Stern JE, Hestrin S, Armstrong WE. J Physiol. 2000: 526 Pt 1 109-14
• A network of fast-spiking cells in the neocortex connected by electrical synapses. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. Nature. 1999; 402 (6757): 72-5
• Differences in the properties of ionotropic glutamate synaptic currents in oxytocin and vasopressin neuroendocrine neurons. Stern JE, Galarreta M, Foehring RC, Hestrin S, Armstrong WE. J Neurosci. 1999; 19 (9): 3367-75
• Frequency-dependent synaptic depression and the balance of excitation and inhibition in the neocortex. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. Nat Neurosci. 1998; 1 (7): 587-94
• Developmental regulation of basket/stellate cell-->Purkinje cell synapses in the cerebellum. Pouzat C, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 1997; 17 (23): 9104-12
• Molecular and physiological diversity of cortical nonpyramidal cells. Cauli B, Audinat E, Lambolez B, Angulo MC, Ropert N, Tsuzuki K, Hestrin S, Rossier J. J Neurosci. 1997; 17 (10): 3894-906
• Properties of GABAA receptors underlying inhibitory synaptic currents in neocortical pyramidal neurons. Galarreta M, Hestrin S. J Neurosci. 1997; 17 (19): 7220-7
• Subunit composition, kinetic, and permeation properties of AMPA receptors in single neocortical nonpyramidal cells. Angulo MC, Lambolez B, Audinat E, Hestrin S, Rossier J. J Neurosci. 1997; 17 (17): 6685-96
• Correlation between kinetics and RNA splicing of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid receptors in neocortical neurons. Lambolez B, Ropert N, Perrais D, Rossier J, Hestrin S. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996; 93 (5): 1797-802
• Diversity of glutamate receptors in neocortical neurons: implications for synaptic plasticity. Audinat E, Lambolez B, Cauli B, Ropert N, Perrais D, Hestrin S, Rossier J. J Physiol Paris. 1996; 90 (5-6): 331-2
• Morphology and physiology of cortical neurons in layer I. Hestrin S, Armstrong WE. J Neurosci. 1996; 16 (17): 5290-300
• Different glutamate receptor channels mediate fast excitatory synaptic currents in inhibitory and excitatory cortical neurons. Hestrin S, Neuron. 1993; 11 (6): 1083-91
• Activation and desensitization of glutamate-activated channels mediating fast excitatory synaptic currents in the visual cortex. Hestrin S, Neuron. 1992; 9 (5): 991-9
• Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents at a central synapse. Hestrin S, Nature. 1992; 357 (6380): 686-9
• Activation kinetics of retinal cones and rods: response to intense flashes of light. Hestrin S, Korenbrot JI. J Neurosci. 1990; 10 (6): 1967-73
• Analysis of excitatory synaptic action in pyramidal cells using whole-cell recording from rat hippocampal slices. Hestrin S, Nicoll RA, Perkel DJ, Sah P. J Physiol. 1990: 422 203-25
• Excitatory synaptic currents in Purkinje cells. Perkel DJ, Hestrin S, Sah P, Nicoll RA. Proc Biol Sci. 1990; 241 (1301): 116-21
• Mechanisms generating the time course of dual component excitatory synaptic currents recorded in hippocampal slices. Hestrin S, Sah P, Nicoll RA. Neuron. 1990; 5 (3): 247-53
• Physiological properties of excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system. Hestrin S, Perkel DJ, Sah P, Manabe T, Renner P, Nicoll RA. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol. 1990: 55 87-93
• Properties of excitatory postsynaptic currents recorded in vitro from rat hippocampal interneurones. Sah P, Hestrin S, Nicoll RA. J Physiol. 1990: 430 605-16
• Tonic activation of NMDA receptors by ambient glutamate enhances excitability of neurons. Sah P, Hestrin S, Nicoll RA. Science. 1989; 246 (4931): 815-8
• Effects of cyclic GMP on the kinetics of the photocurrent in rods and in detached rod outer segments. Hestrin S, Korenbrot JI. J Gen Physiol. 1987; 90 (4): 527-51
• Kinetics of activation of acetylcholine receptors in a mouse muscle cell line under a range of acetylcholine concentrations. Hestrin S, Korenbrot JI, Maricq AV. Biophys J. 1987; 51 (3): 449-55
• The properties and function of inward rectification in rod photoreceptors of the tiger salamander. Hestrin S, J Physiol. 1987: 390 319-33
• Voltage-activated potassium channels in the plasma membrane of rod outer segments: a possible effect of enzymatic cell dissociation. Hestrin S, Korenbrot JI. J Neurosci. 1987; 7 (10): 3072-80
• The effects of a myasthenic serum on the acetylcholine receptors of C2 myotubes. II. Functional inactivation of the receptor. Maricq AV, Gu Y, Hestrin S, Hall Z. J Neurosci. 1985; 5 (7): 1917-24
• Activation of acetylcholine receptors causes the partition of hydrophobic cations into postsynaptic membrane vesicles. Davis CG, Hestrin S, Landahl H, Gordon AS, Diamond I, Korenbrot JI. Nature. 1983; 302 (5908): 525-8
• The interaction of potassium with the activation of anomalous rectification in frog muscle membrane. Hestrin S, J Physiol. 1981: 317 497-508