bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
Cortical
GABAergic
interneurons
(INs)
are
comprised
of
distinct
types
that
provide
tailored
inhibition
to
pyramidal
cells
(PCs)
and
other
INs,
thereby
enabling
precise
control
cortical
circuit
activity.
INs
expressing
the
neuropeptide
vasoactive-intestinal
peptide
(VIP)
have
attracted
attention
recently
following
discovery
they
predominantly
function
by
inhibiting
dendritic-targeting
somatostatin
(SST)
disinhibiting
PCs.
This
VIP-SST
disinhibitory
motif
is
observed
throughout
neocortex
from
mice
humans,
serves
as
a
key
mechanism
for
top-down
(feedback)
context-dependent
information
processing.
Thus,
VIP
IN-mediated
disinhibition
has
been
found
play
an
important
role
in
sensory
processing,
executive
functions,
attention,
sensorimotor
integration
cortico-cortical
thalamocortical
feedback
interactions.
Furthermore,
implicated
mediating
effects
reinforcement
signals,
both
reward
aversive,
via
their
responsiveness
neuromodulators
such
acetylcholine
(ACh),
facilitating
synaptic
plasticity
learning.
While
it
evident
transcriptomic
analyses
molecularly
heterogeneous
group,
physiological
significance
this
diversity
unclear
at
present.
Here,
we
characterized
functional
primary
somatosensory
cortex
leveraging
intersectional
genetic
approaches
study
IN
subtypes.
We
can
be
divided
into
four
different
populations:
group
expresses
Ca
2+
-binding
protein
calretinin
(CR),
two
groups
express
cholecystokinin
(CCK),
does
not
either
CR
or
CCK
(non-CCK
non-CR;
nCCK
nCR).
neurons
each
exhibit
laminar
distributions,
axonal
dendritic
arbors,
intrinsic
electrophysiological
properties,
efferent
connectivity,
VIP/CR
target
almost
exclusively
SST
VIP/nCCK
nCR
also
mainly
but
connections
parvalbumin
(PV)
INs.
These
essentially
no
connectivity
(PCs).
On
hand,
VIP/CCK
PCs,
differ
degree
which
release
type
modulated
endocannabinoids.
long-range
inputs
differentially
recruit
groups.
Intriguingly,
find
populations
subtypes
turn,
indicating
presence
specialized
subcircuits.
Activation
subpopulations
vivo
results
differential
on
network,
thus
providing
evidence
modularity
actions
during
Neuron,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
111(20), P. 3154 - 3175
Published: July 18, 2023
One
of
the
most
captivating
questions
in
neuroscience
revolves
around
brain's
ability
to
efficiently
and
durably
capture
store
information.
It
must
process
continuous
input
from
sensory
organs
while
also
encoding
memories
that
can
persist
throughout
a
lifetime.
What
are
cellular-,
subcellular-,
network-level
mechanisms
underlie
this
remarkable
capacity
for
long-term
information
storage?
Furthermore,
what
contributions
do
distinct
types
GABAergic
interneurons
make
process?
As
hippocampus
plays
pivotal
role
memory,
our
review
focuses
on
three
aspects:
(1)
delineation
hippocampal
interneuron
their
connectivity,
(2)
plasticity,
(3)
activity
patterns
during
memory-related
rhythms,
including
long-range
disinhibition.
We
explore
how
these
elements,
together
showcasing
diversity
inhibitory
circuits,
shape
processing
hippocampus.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: July 19, 2023
Abstract
Episodic
memory-based
decision-making
requires
top-down
medial
prefrontal
cortex
and
hippocampal
interactions.
This
integrated
prefrontal-hippocampal
memory
state
is
thought
to
be
organized
by
synchronized
network
oscillations
mediated
connectivity
with
the
thalamic
nucleus
reuniens
(RE).
Whether
how
RE
synchronizes
networks
in
memory,
however,
remains
unknown.
Here,
we
recorded
local
field
potentials
from
prefrontal-RE-hippocampal
while
rats
engaged
a
nonspatial
sequence
task,
thereby
isolating
memory-related
activity
running-related
oscillations.
We
found
that
synchronous
beta
bursts
(15–30
Hz)
dominated
during
trials,
whereas
theta
(6–12
non-memory–related
running.
Moreover,
appeared
first,
followed
beta,
suggesting
could
driven
RE.
To
test
whether
capable
of
driving
synchrony,
used
an
optogenetic
approach
(retroAAV-ChR2).
activation
induced
coherence
reduced
coherence,
matching
observed
memory-driven
task.
These
findings
are
first
demonstrate
contributes
transient
system,
facilitating
interactions
underlie
decision-making.
Progress in Neurobiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
236, P. 102601 - 102601
Published: April 1, 2024
Here,
we
provide
an
in-depth
consideration
of
our
current
understanding
engrams,
spanning
from
molecular
to
network
levels,
and
hippocampal
neurogenesis,
in
health
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD).
This
review
highlights
novel
findings
these
emerging
research
fields
future
directions
for
therapeutic
avenues
memory
failure
dementia.
Engrams,
AD,
neurogenesis
have
each
been
extensively
studied.
The
integration
topics,
however,
has
relatively
less
deliberated,
is
the
focus
this
review.
We
primarily
on
dentate
gyrus
(DG)
hippocampus,
which
a
key
area
episodic
formation.
Episodic
significantly
impaired
also
site
adult
neurogenesis.
Advancements
technology,
especially
opto-
chemogenetics,
made
sophisticated
manipulations
engram
cells
possible.
Furthermore,
innovative
methods
emerged
monitoring
neurons,
even
specific
neuronal
populations,
vivo
while
animals
engage
tasks,
such
as
calcium
imaging.
In
imaging
contributes
more
comprehensive
cells.
Critically,
studies
DG
using
technologies
shown
important
contribution
both
AD.
Together,
discussion
topics
provides
holistic
perspective
that
motivates
questions
research.
Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
43(4), P. 114115 - 114115
Published: April 1, 2024
In
the
CA1
hippocampus,
vasoactive
intestinal
polypeptide-expressing
interneurons
(VIP-INs)
play
a
prominent
role
in
disinhibitory
circuit
motifs.
However,
specific
behavioral
conditions
that
lead
to
disinhibition
remain
uncertain.
To
investigate
relevance
of
VIP-IN
activity,
we
employed
wireless
technologies
allowing
us
monitor
and
manipulate
their
function
freely
behaving
mice.
Our
findings
reveal
that,
during
spatial
exploration
new
environments,
VIP-INs
hippocampal
region
become
highly
active,
facilitating
rapid
encoding
novel
information.
Remarkably,
both
pyramidal
neurons
(PNs)
exhibit
increased
activity
when
encountering
changes
environment,
including
context-
object-related
alterations.
Concurrently,
somatostatin-
parvalbumin-expressing
inhibitory
populations
show
an
inverse
relationship
with
PN
revealing
occurs
on
timescale
seconds.
Thus,
VIP-IN-mediated
may
constitute
crucial
element
novelty
acquisition
recognition
memory.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 24, 2024
Abstract
The
hippocampus
is
the
brain’s
center
for
episodic
memories.
Its
subregions,
dentate
gyrus
and
CA1-3,
are
differentially
involved
in
memory
encoding
recall.
Hippocampal
principal
cells
represent
features
like
movement,
space,
context,
but
less
known
about
GABAergic
interneurons.
Here,
we
performed
two-photon
calcium
imaging
of
parvalbumin-
somatostatin-expressing
interneurons
CA1-3
male
mice
exploring
virtual
environments.
Parvalbumin-interneurons
increased
activity
with
running-speed
reduced
it
novel
Somatostatin-interneurons
behaved
similar
to
parvalbumin-expressing
cells,
their
counterparts
during
rest
Congruently,
chemogenetic
silencing
parvalbumin-interneurons
had
prominent
effects
familiar
contexts,
while
similarity
granule
cell
representations
between
Our
data
indicate
unique
roles
somatostatin-positive
that
distinct
from
those
may
support
routing
information.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(5)
Published: Jan. 31, 2024
Understanding
the
plasticity
of
neuronal
networks
is
an
emerging
field
(patho-)
physiological
research,
yet
underlying
cellular
mechanisms
remain
poorly
understood.
Gamma
oscillations
(30
to
80
hertz),
a
biomarker
cognitive
performance,
require
and
potentiate
glutamatergic
transmission
onto
parvalbumin-positive
interneurons
(PVIs),
suggesting
interface
for
cell-to-network
plasticity.
In
ex
vivo
local
potential
recordings,
we
demonstrate
long-term
potentiation
hippocampal
gamma
power.
obeys
established
rules
PVI
plasticity,
requiring
calcium-permeable
AMPA
receptors
(CP-AMPARs)
metabotropic
glutamate
(mGluRs).
A
microcircuit
computational
model
CA3
predicts
CP-AMPAR
PVIs
critically
outperforms
pyramidal
cell
in
increasing
power
completely
accounts
potentiation.
We
reaffirm
this
three
PVI-targeting
animal
models,
demonstrating
that
requires
PVI-specific
signaling
via
Gq/PKC
pathway
comprising
mGluR5
Gi-sensitive,
PKA-dependent
pathway.
activity-dependent,
metabotropically
mediated
on
may
serve
as
guiding
principle
understanding
network
health
disease.