We
recorded more than 300 pairs of Purkinje cells from Crus 1 and Crus 2
in awake wild-type
animals or mice lacking gap-junction protein delta-2 (GJD2; formerly
called connexin36) -/-
knock-out mice results (Long
et al. 2002; De Zeeuw et al. 2003).
We found that Gjd2 is essential for consistent delays in complex
spike activity during the same or successive olivary oscillation
cycles, highlighting the impact of coupling in the olivocerebellar
system on oscillatory pattern formation in ensembles of Purkinje
cells.