Stress-induced neuronal hypertrophy decreases the intrinsic excitability in stress habituation
Sara Matovic, Aoi Ichiyama, Hiroyuki Igarashi, Eric W. Salter, Xie-Fan Wang, Mathilde S. Henry, Nathalie Vernoux, Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Wataru Inoue
The paper shows that repeated stress reduces intrinsic excitability of HPA axis neurons through increased cell size and membrane area, challenging conventional views on excitability plasticity.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience