Cortex-wide characterization of decision-making neural dynamics during spatial navigation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 23, 2024
Summary
Decision-making
during
freely
moving
behaviors
involves
complex
interactions
among
many
cortical
and
subcortical
regions.
However,
the
spatiotemporal
coordination
across
regions
to
generate
a
decision
is
less
understood.
Using
head-mounted
widefield
microscope,
cortex-wide
calcium
dynamics
were
recorded
in
mice
expressing
GCaMP7f
as
they
navigated
an
8-maze
using
two
paradigms.
The
first
was
alternating
pattern
that
required
short
term
memory
of
previous
trial
make
correct
second
after
rule
change
fixed
path
which
rewards
delivered
only
on
left
side.
Identification
activation
states
revealed
differences
between
There
higher
probability
for
visual/retrosplenial
state
paradigm
secondary
motor
posterior
parietal
left-only.
Three
sequences
(motifs)
illustrated
both
anterior
activity
propagations
cortex.
propagating
motifs
had
highest
around
peaked
following
decision.
latter,
likely
reflecting
internal
feedback
influence
future
actions,
more
common
left-only
paradigm.
Therefore,
probabilities
differ
when
working
versus
trajectory
reward
Language: Английский
Amygdala and cortex relationships during learning of a sensory discrimination task
Journal of Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
44(34), P. e0125242024 - e0125242024
Published: July 18, 2024
During
learning
of
a
sensory
discrimination
task,
the
cortical
and
subcortical
regions
display
complex
spatiotemporal
dynamics.
learning,
both
amygdala
cortex
link
stimulus
information
to
its
appropriate
association,
for
example,
reward.
In
addition,
structures
are
also
related
nonsensory
parameters
such
as
body
movements
licking
during
reward
period.
However,
emergence
cortico-amygdala
relationships
is
largely
unknown.
To
study
this,
we
combined
wide-field
imaging
with
fiber
photometry
simultaneously
record
population
dynamics
male
mice
learn
whisker-dependent
go/no-go
task.
We
were
able
neuronal
populations
from
posterior
either
basolateral
(BLA)
or
central/medial
(CEM).
Prior
somatosensory
associative
responded
sensation,
while
areas
did
not
show
significant
responses.
As
became
experts,
responses
emerged
early
sensation
period,
increasing
in
CEM,
decreasing
BLA.
Interestingly,
associated
task-related
movement,
displaying
∼200
ms
before
movement
initiation
which
led
A
correlation
analysis
between
revealed
negative
positive
BLA
respectively,
only
expert
case.
These
results
imply
that
induces
an
involvement
may
aid
stimuli
associations.
Language: Английский