Talk:Basket cell

The Name Basket?
Where does the name basket come from?C39 20:28, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Not only in cerebellum?
I stumble upon statements about basket cells in the cortex too, like here: ''Furthermore, in rat neocortex, FS GABA neurons are composed of at least two different subpopulations that can be distinguished morphologically: basket cells, which provide inhibitory input to the soma, proximal dendrites and spines of pyramidal cells, and chandelier neurons, which target the initial segments of the pyramidal cell axon (Kawaguchi 1993Go, 1995Go; Kawaguchi and Kubota 1993Go). '' --CopperKettle 13:45, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Of course basket cells are in the hippocampus too. at least 2 different populations (pyramidal-shaped and non pyramidal shaped). other classifications based of the neurochemical content divide baket cells in PV+, CCk+ or VIP+. --User:Brudda kemist
 * Thanx for the info; you are welcomed to edit! Don'f forgot to sign ( four "~" characters) on the talk pages and put references when editing an article. (0: Best regards, CopperKettle 00:39, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Please be specific - "fast-spiking" is a bad term, for some cells 4 Hz is fast, whereas it is slow for others. If anyone has numbers with references for the frequency range, it would suit the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.225.87.79 (talk) 11:07, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

New resource to reference? Ed Boyden TED talk
Ed Boyden: A light switch for neurons | Video on TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks/ed_boyden.html References basket cells, schizophrenia & has nice computerized imagery Not sure how to include it here, but wanted to share it. 98.203.137.147 (talk) 20:01, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

APS Wikipedia Initiative
I am an undergraduate psychology student at Nebraska Wesleyan University and will be working with my instructor Michele Petracca and the APS Wikipedia Initiative to improve this article this semester. Any suggestions or input along the way would be greatly appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shelbtrav (talk • contribs) 22:24, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

References Looking to Add
Functional characteristics of parvalbumin- and cholecystokinin-expressing basket cells. Shelbtrav (talk) 20:51, 5 March 2014 (UTC) Cortical parvalbumin interneurons and cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. Basket cell dichotomy in microcircuit function. Cortical basket cell dysfunction in schizophrenia. Sticking out of the crowd: the molecular identity and development of cholecystokinin-containing basket cells. Shelbtrav (talk) 22:08, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Article Extension
I plan to overall add more information and cited sources to this article. The overall organization is good, but I would like to add more generalized information and describe this information so that it is more easily understood. For example, I plan to explain more about GABA so people understand its role with regards to basket cells. I also want to add an anatomy and physiology section to explain what exactly the basket cells do. I will then keep the subheadings Cerebellum, Hippocampus, and Cortex and use these divisions to show more specific examples of the overall function of basket cells listed above. Overall, I want to add more cited information to this article, and make it easier to understand. Shelbtrav (talk) 19:11, 12 March 2014 (UTC)

Shelby, I think you article has good information and looks good grammar wise. However, I would reword the section on the cerebellum to make it flow a little better when reading it. Rremus10 (talk) 03:31, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Peer Review
Shelb,

Your article seems to be grammatically correct and has a good sense of flow. The diagrams that you included are very helpful and assist in explaining such a complex topic. Like Rebekah said, my only suggestion would be to try and reword or simplify the section regarding the cerebellum. Otherwise, it looks good! Wood.ashleyb (talk) 01:45, 23 April 2014 (UTC)