Functional contributions of quantal and non-quantal hair cell synaptic transmission in the vestibular periphery
Dyllan Zhou, Yu Zhou, Takashi Kodama, Wesley W. Schoo, S du Lac, Elisabeth Glowatzki, Soroush G. Sadeghi
This study investigates the functional roles of quantal and non-quantal synaptic transmission from type I and II hair cells in mice, showing that non-quantal transmission can drive vestibular responses across a wide range of frequencies, while quantal transmission is essential for gravity detection.
Journal of Neuroscience · Apr 15, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience