Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17
Published: March 21, 2023
The
locus
coeruleus
(LC)
is
the
primary
source
of
noradrenergic
projections
to
forebrain,
and,
in
prefrontal
cortex,
implicated
decision-making
and
executive
function.
LC
neurons
phase-lock
cortical
infra-slow
wave
oscillations
during
sleep.
Such
rhythms
are
rarely
reported
awake
states,
despite
their
interest,
since
they
correspond
time
scale
behavior.
Thus,
we
investigated
neuronal
synchrony
with
rats
performing
an
attentional
set-shifting
task.
Local
field
potential
(LFP)
oscillation
cycles
cortex
hippocampus
on
order
0.4
Hz
phase-locked
task
events
at
crucial
maze
locations.
Indeed,
successive
showed
different
wavelengths,
as
if
periodic
that
can
reset
phase
relative
salient
events.
Simultaneously
recorded
could
show
cycle
durations
well,
suggesting
independent
control.
Most
(including
optogenetically
identified
neurons)
here
were
these
rhythms,
hippocampal
units
LFP
probes.
also
phase-modulated
gamma
amplitude,
linking
behavior
those
coordinating
synchrony.
This
would
provide
a
mechanism
where
noradrenaline,
released
by
concert
rhythm,
facilitate
synchronization
or
brain
networks,
underlying
behavioral
adaptation.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
382(6668)
Published: Oct. 19, 2023
Episodic
memory
involves
learning
and
recalling
associations
between
items
their
spatiotemporal
context.
Those
memories
can
be
further
used
to
generate
internal
models
of
the
world
that
enable
predictions
made.
The
mechanisms
support
these
associative
predictive
aspects
are
not
yet
understood.
In
this
study,
we
an
optogenetic
manipulation
perturb
sequential
structure,
but
global
network
dynamics,
place
cells
as
rats
traversed
specific
spatial
trajectories.
This
perturbation
abolished
replay
those
trajectories
development
representations,
leading
impaired
new
optimal
during
memory-guided
navigation.
However,
cell
assembly
reactivation
reward-context
were
unaffected.
Our
results
show
a
mechanistic
dissociation
two
complementary
hippocampal
codes:
code
(through
coactivity)
sequences).
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Nov. 30, 2022
Abstract
Octopuses
are
mollusks
that
have
evolved
intricate
neural
systems
comparable
with
vertebrates
in
terms
of
cell
number,
complexity
and
size.
The
brain
types
control
their
sophisticated
behavioral
repertoire
still
unknown.
Here,
we
profile
the
diversity
paralarval
Octopus
vulgaris
to
build
a
type
atlas
comprises
mostly
cells,
but
also
multiple
glial
subtypes,
endothelial
cells
fibroblasts.
We
spatially
map
vertical,
subesophageal
optic
lobes.
Investigation
conservation
reveals
shared
gene
signature
between
mouse,
fly
octopus.
Genes
related
learning
memory
enriched
vertical
lobe
which
show
molecular
similarities
Kenyon
Drosophila
.
construct
taxonomy
revealing
transcriptionally
types,
tend
appear
same
region.
Together,
our
data
sheds
light
on
evolution
octopus
brain.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
120(34)
Published: Aug. 17, 2023
Interictal
epileptiform
discharges
(IEDs)
are
transient
abnormal
electrophysiological
events
commonly
observed
in
epilepsy
patients
but
also
present
other
neurological
diseases,
such
as
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD).
Understanding
the
role
IEDs
have
on
hippocampal
circuit
is
important
for
our
understanding
of
cognitive
deficits
seen
and
AD.
We
characterize
compare
human
from
microwire
recording
with
those
AD
transgenic
mice
implanted
multilayer
silicon
probes.
Both
local
field
potential
features
firing
patterns
pyramidal
cells
interneurons
were
similar
mouse
human.
found
that
emerged
CA3-1
circuits,
they
recruited
silenced
interneurons,
followed
by
post-IED
suppression.
suppressed
incidence
altered
properties
physiological
sharp-wave
ripples,
their
properties,
interfered
replay
place
sequences
a
maze.
In
addition,
inversely
correlated
daily
memory
performance.
Together,
work
implies
may
common
epilepsy-independent
phenomenon
neurodegenerative
diseases
perturbs
hippocampal-cortical
communication
interferes
memory.
Information
processing
for
interval
timing
is
supported
by
several
brain
regions,
including
the
hippocampus,
basal
ganglia,
and
frontal
cortical
areas.
However,
little
known
about
mechanism
which
temporal
information
processed
cooperatively
in
distributed
network.
Here,
we
investigated
neuronal
of
hippocampal
CA1,
dorsal
striatum,
orbitofrontal
cortex
simultaneously
recording
activity
during
a
bisection
task.
We
found
time
cells
representing
elapsed
period
across
all
three
regions.
Seeking
potential
correlative
representation
time,
that
theta
oscillations
were
dominant
these
areas
modulated
cells.
Moreover,
synchronization
cell
pairs
was
also
regulated
oscillations.
Taken
together,
results
demonstrated
presence
synchronous
on
fine
scale,
In
addition,
decoding
analysis
revealed
correlated
with
rats’
decisions
based
their
internal
estimation,
decoded
showing
correlations
Thus,
cooperative
time-cell
assemblies
regions
reflected
recognition
rats.
conclusion,
demonstrate
pivotal
role
supporting
Information
processing
for
interval
timing
is
supported
by
several
brain
regions,
including
the
hippocampus,
basal
ganglia,
and
frontal
cortical
areas.
However,
little
known
about
mechanism
which
temporal
information
processed
cooperatively
in
distributed
network.
Here,
we
investigated
neuronal
of
hippocampal
CA1,
dorsal
striatum,
orbitofrontal
cortex
simultaneously
recording
activity
during
a
bisection
task.
We
found
time
cells
representing
elapsed
period
across
all
three
regions.
Seeking
potential
correlative
representation
time,
that
theta
oscillations
were
dominant
these
areas
modulated
cells.
Moreover,
synchronization
cell
pairs
was
also
regulated
oscillations.
Taken
together,
results
demonstrated
presence
synchronous
on
fine
scale,
In
addition,
decoding
analysis
revealed
correlated
with
rats’
decisions
based
their
internal
estimation,
decoded
showing
correlations
Thus,
cooperative
time-cell
assemblies
regions
reflected
recognition
rats.
conclusion,
demonstrate
pivotal
role
supporting