Abstract
The mode of discharge of auditory cortex cells was studied during iontophoretic application of noradrenaline (NA). Only seven of 190 cells showed changes in interspike interval distribution during NA application. A similar conclusion was drawn when the analysis focused on 68 cells classified as bursting (n = 15), regular spiking (n = 49) or thin spike (n = 4) cells. Only two bursting cells showed changes in their ISI distribution. The effects on the mode of discharge were independent of the effect on the spike rate and were not a function of cortical depth. These results suggest that the changes in firing mode previously described in vitro occur for a limited percentage of cells and/or for cell types not very often recorded in vivo.
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