bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 16, 2022
Abstract
The
common
marmoset
(
Callithrix
jacchus
)
is
a
small
arboreal
New
World
primate
which
has
emerged
as
promising
model
in
auditory
neuroscience.
One
potentially
useful
application
of
this
system
the
study
neural
mechanism
underlying
spatial
hearing
species,
marmoset’s
visually
occluded
natural
habitat
forest
would
make
sound
localization
an
essential
behavior
for
survival.
However,
interpretation
neurophysiological
data
on
requires
understanding
perceptual
abilities,
and
marmosets
not
been
well
studied.
present
experiment
measured
acuity
using
operant
conditioning
procedure
were
trained
to
discriminate
changes
location
horizontal
(azimuth)
or
vertical
(elevation)
dimension.
Our
results
showed
that
minimum
audible
angle
(MAA)
discrimination
was
average
15°
band-passed
Gaussian
noise
13°
Random
Spectral
Shape
(RSS)
stimuli,
whereas
MAA
locations
at
17°
22°
noises
containing
more
less
high
frequency
energy,
respectively.
Current Research in Neurobiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 100132 - 100132
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Tonotopic
organization
of
the
auditory
cortex
has
been
extensively
studied
in
many
mammalian
species
using
various
methodologies
and
physiological
preparations.
Tonotopy
mapping
primates,
however,
is
more
limited
due
to
constraints
such
as
cortical
folding,
use
anesthetized
subjects,
methodology.
Here
we
applied
a
combination
through-skull
through-window
intrinsic
optical
signal
imaging,
wide-field
calcium
neural
probe
recording
techniques
awake
marmosets
(Callithrix
jacchus),
New
World
monkey
with
most
its
located
on
flat
brain
surface.
Coarse
tonotopic
gradients,
including
recently
described
rostral-temporal
(RT)
parabelt
gradient,
were
revealed
by
imaging
signals
subsequently
validated
single-unit
recording.
Furthermore,
these
gradients
observed
detail
through
chronically
implanted
cranial
windows
additional
verifications
experimental
design.
Moreover,
tonotopy
mapped
intrinsic-signal
methods
was
verified
an
AAV-GCaMP
labeled
subject.
After
validations
further
effort
expand
field
view
rostrally
both
windowed
putative
gradient
area
RT,
which
not
previously
standard
model
primate
cortex.
Together,
results
provide
comprehensive
data
unprecedented
coverage
details
rostral
proportion
support
caudal-rostrally
arranged
mesoscale
at
least
three
repeats
functional
cortex,
similar
ventral
stream
visual
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: April 26, 2022
Abstract
The
primate
cerebral
cortex
is
organized
into
specialized
areas
representing
different
modalities
and
functions
along
a
continuous
surface.
functional
maps
across
the
cortex,
however,
are
often
investigated
single
modality
at
time
(e.g.,
audition
or
vision).
To
advance
our
understanding
of
complex
landscape
cortical
functions,
here
we
develop
polarization-gated
wide-field
optical
imaging
method
for
measuring
through
un-thinned
intact
skull
in
awake
marmoset
monkeys
(
Callithrix
jacchus
),
species
featuring
smooth
cortex.
Using
this
method,
adjacent
auditory,
visual,
somatosensory
cortices
noninvasively
parcellated
individual
subjects
with
detailed
tonotopy,
retinotopy,
somatotopy.
An
additional
pure-tone-responsive
tonotopic
gradient
discovered
auditory
face-patch
sensitive
to
motion
lower-center
visual
field
localized
near
an
region
frequencies
conspecific
vocalizations.
This
through-skull
landscape-mapping
approach
provides
new
opportunities
how
coordinated
enable
real-world
behaviors.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(38)
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
Fluorogens
with
aggregation-induced
emission
(AIEgens)
are
promising
agents
for
two-photon
fluorescence
(TPF)
imaging.
However,
AIEgens'
photophysical
properties
fixed
and
unoptimizable
once
synthesized.
Therefore,
it
is
urgent
meaningful
to
explore
an
efficient
post-regulation
strategy
optimize
properties.
Herein,
a
general
reported.
By
simply
tuning
the
ratio
of
inert
AIEgens
within
binary
nanoparticles
(BNPs),
quantum
yield
absorption
cross-section
functional
enhanced
by
8.7
5.4
times
respectively,
which
not
achievable
conventional
strategies,
notorious
phototoxicity
almost
eliminated.
The
experimental
results,
theoretical
simulation,
mechanism
analysis
demonstrated
its
feasibility
generality.
BNPs
enabled
deep
cerebrovascular
network
imaging
≈1.10
mm
depth
metastatic
cancer
cell
detection
single-cell
resolution.
Furthermore,
TPF
quality
improved
self-supervised
denoising
algorithm.
proposed
molecular
opened
new
avenue
efficiently
boost
consequently
quality.
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
96(28), P. 11299 - 11308
Published: July 2, 2024
Measuring
neuronal
electrical
activity,
such
as
action
potential
propagation
in
cells,
requires
the
sensitive
detection
of
weak
signal
with
high
spatial
and
temporal
resolution.
None
existing
tools
can
fulfill
this
need.
Recently,
plasmonic-based
electrochemical
impedance
microscopy
(P-EIM)
was
demonstrated
for
label-free
mapping
ignition
potentials
neuron
cells
subcellular
However,
limited
by
signal-to-noise
ratio
high-speed
P-EIM
video,
achieved
averaging
90
cycles
signals.
Such
extensive
is
not
desired
may
always
be
feasible
due
to
factors
desensitization.
In
study,
we
utilized
advanced
processing
techniques
detect
extracted
signals
fewer
averaged
cycles.
Matched
filtering
successfully
detected
few
five
Long
short-term
memory
(LSTM)
recurrent
neural
network
best
performance
able
single-cycle
stimulated
[satisfactory
area
under
receiver
operating
characteristic
curve
(AUC)
equal
0.855].
Therefore,
show
that
deep
learning-based
dramatically
improve
usability
Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(5), P. 112480 - 112480
Published: May 1, 2023
The
cerebellum
is
essential
for
motor
control
and
cognitive
functioning,
engaging
in
bidirectional
communication
with
the
cerebral
cortex.
common
marmoset,
a
small
non-human
primate,
offers
unique
advantages
studying
cerebello-cerebral
circuits.
However,
marmoset
not
well
described
published
resources.
In
this
study,
we
present
comprehensive
atlas
of
comprising
(1)
fine-detailed
anatomical
atlases
surface-analysis
tools
cerebellar
cortex
based
on
ultra-high-resolution
ex
vivo
MRI,
(2)
functional
connectivity
gradient
patterns
revealed
by
awake
resting-state
fMRI,
(3)
structural-connectivity
mapping
nuclei
using
high-resolution
diffusion
MRI
tractography.
elucidates
details
cerebellum,
reveals
distinct
intra-cerebellar
connectivity,
maps
topological
relationship
As
version
5
Marmoset
Brain
Mapping
project,
publicly
available
at
https://marmosetbrainmapping.org/MBMv5.html.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
ABSTRACT
Species-specific
vocalizations
are
behaviorally
critical
sounds.
Similar
to
faces,
species-specific
important
for
the
survival
and
social
interactions
of
both
humans
vocal
animals.
Face
patches
have
been
found
in
brains
human
non-human
primates.
In
humans,
a
voice
patch
system
has
identified
on
lateral
superior
temporal
gurus
(STG)
that
is
selective
voices
over
other
primates,
while
vocalization-selective
regions
were
rostral
portion
lobe
outside
auditory
cortex
macaques
marmosets
using
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(fMRI),
it
yet
clear
whether
present
cortex.
Using
wide-field
calcium
imaging,
technique
with
high
spatial
resolution,
we
discovered
two
marmoset
preferentially
respond
sounds
carry
call
types
identity
information.
One
located
posterior
primary
(A1),
one
anterior
non-core
region
These
functionally
connected
hierarchically
organized
as
shown
by
latency
selectivity
analyses.
Our
findings
reveal
existence
support
notion
similar
cortical
architectures
adapted
recognizing
communication
signals
faces
different
primate
species.
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
256, P. 108392 - 108392
Published: Aug. 25, 2024
A
deep
understanding
of
neuron
structure
and
function
is
crucial
for
elucidating
brain
mechanisms,
diagnosing
treating
diseases.
Optical
microscopy,
pivotal
in
neuroscience,
illuminates
neuronal
shapes,
projections,
electrical
activities.
To
explore
the
projection
specific
functional
neurons,
scientists
have
been
developing
optical-based
multimodal
imaging
strategies
to
simultaneously
capture
dynamic
vivo
signals
static
ex
structures
from
same
neuron.
However,
original
position
neurons
highly
susceptible
displacement
during
imaging,
presenting
a
significant
challenge
integrating
information
at
single-neuron
level.
This
study
introduces
graph-model-based
approach
cell
image
matching,
facilitating
precise
automated
pairing
sparsely
labeled
across
different
optical
microscopic
images.
It
has
shown
that
utilizing
distribution
as
matching
feature
can
mitigate
modal
differences,
high-order
graph
model
address
scale
inconsistency,
nonlinear
iteration
resolve
discrepancies
density.
strategy
was
applied
connectivity
mouse
visual
cortex,
performing
between
two-photon
calcium
HD-fMOST
brain-wide
anatomical
sets.
Experimental
results
demonstrate
96.67%
precision,
85.29%
recall
rate,
90.63%
F1
Score,
comparable
expert
technicians.
builds
bridge
structural
offering
technical
support
classification
circuitry
analysis.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 2, 2023
Summary
The
cerebellum
is
a
key
region
of
the
brain
for
motor
control
and
cognitive
functioning,
it
involved
bidirectional
communication
with
cerebral
cortex.
As
one
smallest
non-human
primates,
common
marmoset
provides
many
advantages
in
study
anatomy
functions
cerebello-cerebral
circuits.
However,
far
from
being
well
described
published
resources.
In
this
study,
we
present
comprehensive
atlas
three
parts:
1)
fine-detailed
anatomical
atlases
surface-analyzing
tools
cerebellar
cortex,
based
on
ultra-high
resolution
ex-vivo
MRI;
2)
functional-connectivity
gradients
awake
resting-state
fMRI;
3)
structural-connectivity
mapping
nuclei,
high-resolution
diffusion
tractography.
shows
details
cerebellum;
reveals
distinct
gradient
patterns
intra-cerebellar
functional
connectivity;
maps
topological
relationship
nuclei
version
5
Marmoset
Brain
Mapping
project,
describes
connectivity
publicly
available
via
marmosetbrainmapping.org
.