Connexin 36 (Cx36) is predominantly expressed in mammalian neuronal cells. Cx36 is expressed in a variety of mammalian brain regions, but expression is particularly notable in the inferior olive, cerebellar cortex, olfactory bulbs, several brainstem nuclei, the CA3 subregion of the hippocampus and reticular thalamic nuclei. Outside of the central nervous system, Cx36 also appears in motoneurons of adult rat spinal cord.n Studies have shown that Cx36 is involved in some neural functions, including neuronal neurogenesis, neural fertility control and regulation of waking and sleep states, and also Cx36 plays an important role in N-methyl-D-aspartate-mediated neuronal death following neuronal injury. A number of studies performed in humans and animals have confirmed the role of Cx36 in the generation and maintenance of seizure activity.