
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Dec. 17, 2024
Abstract Visual interneurons come in many different flavors, representing luminance changes at one location as ON or OFF signals with dynamics, ranging from purely sustained to sharply transient responses. While the functional relevance of this representation for subsequent computations like direction-selective motion detection is well understood, mechanisms by which these differences dynamics arise are unclear. Here, I study question fly optic lobe. Taking advantage known connectome simulate a network five adjacent optical columns each comprising 65 cell types. Each neuron modeled an electrically compact single compartment, conductance-based element that receives input other neurons within its column and neighboring according intra- inter-columnar connectivity matrix. The sign determined transmitter type presynaptic receptor on postsynaptic side. In addition, some given voltage-dependent conductances transcriptome. As free parameters, has output gain, applied all synapses, respectively. parameters adjusted such spatio-temporal receptive field properties 13 out simulated match experimentally ones closely possible. Despite fact have identical leak conductance membrane capacitance, procedure leads surprisingly good fit data, where specific respond transiently while others way changes. This critically depends presence H-current first-order interneurons, i.e., lamina cells L1 L2: turning off eliminates response nature leaving only responses examined interneurons. conclude diverse dynamic behavior columnar lobe starts created their intrinsic properties. predict eliminating hyperpolarization-activated current RNAi should strongly affect medulla and, consequently, also higher-order functions depending them direction-selectivity T4 T5 neurons. Author summary transient. computations, detection, mechanism using simulating biophysically plausible way. Adjusting gain subset (those experimental data exist) matches kinetics real counterparts, identify particular voltage-gated ion channel present being critical study, therefore, predicts circuit downstream elements destruct computation direction selectivity.
Language: Английский