Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: March 29, 2022
Abstract
The
acute
effects
of
anesthesia
and
their
underlying
mechanisms
are
still
not
fully
understood.
Thus,
comprehensive
analysis
efficient
generalization
require
description
in
various
brain
regions.
Here
we
describe
a
large-scale,
annotated
collection
2-photon
calcium
imaging
data
multi-electrode,
extracellular
electrophysiological
recordings
CA1
the
murine
hippocampus
under
three
distinct
anesthetics
(Isoflurane,
Ketamine/Xylazine
Medetomidine/Midazolam/Fentanyl),
during
natural
sleep,
wakefulness.
We
cover
several
aspects
quality
standardization
provide
set
tools
for
autonomous
validation,
along
with
workflows
reuse
exploration.
datasets
described
here
capture
neural
activity
hundreds
pyramidal
cells
at
single
cell
resolution.
In
addition
to
relevance
basic
biological
research,
dataset
may
find
utility
computational
neuroscience
as
benchmark
models
sleep.
Throughout
development,
the
brain
transits
from
early
highly
synchronous
activity
patterns
to
a
mature
state
with
sparse
and
decorrelated
neural
activity,
yet
mechanisms
underlying
this
process
are
poorly
understood.
The
developmental
transition
has
important
functional
consequences,
as
latter
is
thought
allow
for
more
efficient
storage,
retrieval,
processing
of
information.
Here,
we
show
that,
in
mouse
medial
prefrontal
cortex
(mPFC),
during
first
two
postnatal
weeks
decorrelates
following
specific
spatial
patterns.
This
accompanied
by
concomitant
tilting
excitation-inhibition
(E-I)
ratio
toward
inhibition.
Using
optogenetic
manipulations
network
modeling,
that
phenomena
mechanistically
linked,
relative
increase
inhibition
drives
decorrelation
activity.
Accordingly,
mice
mimicking
etiology
neurodevelopmental
disorders,
subtle
alterations
E-I
associated
impairments
correlational
structure
spike
trains.
Finally,
capitalizing
on
EEG
data
newborn
babies,
an
analogous
takes
place
also
human
brain.
Thus,
changes
control
(de)correlation
and,
these
means,
its
imbalance
might
contribute
pathogenesis
disorders.
Nature Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(5), P. 927 - 939
Published: April 3, 2024
Abstract
An
essential
feature
of
neurons
is
their
ability
to
centrally
integrate
information
from
dendrites.
The
activity
astrocytes,
in
contrast,
has
been
described
as
mostly
uncoordinated
across
cellular
compartments
without
clear
central
integration.
Here
we
report
conditional
integration
calcium
signals
astrocytic
distal
processes
at
soma.
In
the
hippocampus
adult
mice
both
sexes,
found
that
global
activity,
recorded
with
population
imaging,
reflected
past
neuronal
and
behavioral
events
on
a
timescale
seconds.
Salient
events,
indicated
by
pupil
dilations,
facilitated
propagation
Centripetal
soma
was
reproduced
optogenetic
activation
locus
coeruleus,
key
regulator
arousal,
reduced
pharmacological
inhibition
α1-adrenergic
receptors.
Together,
our
results
suggest
astrocytes
are
computational
units
brain
slowly
conditionally
upon
behaviorally
relevant
events.
Microglia,
the
resident
immune
cells
of
brain,
play
a
complex
role
in
health
and
disease.
They
actively
survey
brain
parenchyma
by
physically
interacting
with
other
structurally
shaping
brain.
Yet,
mechanisms
underlying
microglial
motility
significance
for
synapse
stability,
especially
hippocampus
during
adulthood,
remain
widely
unresolved.
Here,
we
investigated
effect
neuronal
activity
on
implications
formation
survival
dendritic
spines
hippocampal
CA1
neurons
vivo.
We
used
repetitive
two-photon
vivo
imaging
awake
anesthetized
mice
to
simultaneously
study
microglia
their
interaction
spines.
found
that
CA3
input
is
sufficient
modulate
process
motility.
Simultaneously,
more
emerged
after
compared
imaging.
Interestingly,
rate
contacts
individual
dendrites
was
associated
removal,
emergence
These
results
suggest
might
sense
via
neurotransmitter
release
participate
synaptic
rewiring
neural
network
adulthood.
Further,
this
has
profound
relevance
learning
memory
processes.
Synaptic
plasticity
underlies
long-lasting
structural
and
functional
changes
to
brain
circuitry
its
experience-dependent
remodeling
can
be
fundamentally
enhanced
by
environmental
enrichment.
It
is
however
unknown,
whether
how
the
enrichment
alters
morphology
dynamics
of
individual
synapses.
Here,
we
present
a
virtually
crosstalk-free
two-color
in
vivo
stimulated
emission
depletion
(STED)
microscope
simultaneously
superresolve
endogenous
PSD95
post-synaptic
density
spine
geometry
mouse
cortex.
In
general,
head
assemblies
were
highly
dynamic,
their
depended
linearly
on
original
size
but
correlated
only
mildly.
With
enrichment,
distributions
sizes
sharper
than
controls,
indicating
that
synaptic
strength
set
more
uniformly.
The
topography
nanoorganization
was
dynamic
after
enrichment;
smaller
mice
housed
standard
cages.
Thus,
time-lapse
imaging
uncovers
unique
nanoplasticity
associated
with
learning
capabilities
under
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(2)
Published: Dec. 3, 2022
Abstract
The
invention
of
general
anesthesia
(GA)
represents
a
significant
advance
in
modern
clinical
practices.
However,
the
exact
mechanisms
GA
are
not
entirely
understood.
Because
multitude
similarities
between
and
sleep,
one
intriguing
hypothesis
is
that
may
engage
sleep‐wake
regulation
circuits.
Here,
using
fiber
photometry
micro‐endoscopic
imaging
Ca
2+
signals
at
both
population
single‐cell
levels,
it
investigates
how
various
anesthetics
modulate
neural
activity
ventrolateral
preoptic
nucleus
(vLPO),
brain
region
essential
for
initiation
sleep.
It
found
different
primarily
induced
suppression
tended
to
recruit
similar
group
vLPO
neurons;
however,
each
anesthetic
caused
comparable
modulations
wake‐active
sleep‐active
neurons.
These
results
demonstrate
creates
state
than
during
natural
suggesting
same
circuits
sleep
generation.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: March 28, 2022
Tricaine,
or
MS-222,
is
the
most
commonly
used
chemical
anesthetic
in
zebrafish
research.
It
thought
to
act
via
blocking
voltage-gated
sodium
channels,
though
its
mechanism
of
action,
particularly
at
neuronal
level,
not
yet
fully
understood.
Here,
we
first
characterized
effects
tricaine
on
both
body
balance
and
touch
responses
freely
swimming
animals,
before
determining
effect
neural
activity
underlying
optokinetic
response
level
motion
perception,
sensorimotor
signaling
generation
behavior
immobilized
animals.
We
found
that
standard
dose
for
larvae
(168
mg/L)
induced
loss
righting
reflex
within
30
seconds,
which
then
recovered
3
minutes.
Optokinetic
15
Calcium
imaging
showed
interferes
with
by
interruption
signals
between
pretectum
hindbrain.
The
sensitivity
indices
identified
sensory
neurons
were
unchanged
exposed
tricaine,
fewer
such
detected,
leaving
a
small
population
active
neurons.
compared
gradual
cooling,
potential
non-chemical
alternative
method
anesthesia.
While
tuning
appeared
be
affected
similar
manner
during
cooling
surge
calcium
levels
This
surge,
alongside
drop
heartrate,
potentially
associated
harmful
changes
physiology
suggests
better
agent
than
laboratory
Neurophotonics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(01)
Published: Feb. 22, 2024
The
brain-based
assessments
under
anesthesia
have
provided
the
ability
to
evaluate
pain/nociception
during
surgery
and
potential
prevent
long-term
evolution
of
chronic
pain.
Prior
studies
shown
that
functional
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)-measured
changes
in
cortical
regions
such
as
primary
somatosensory
polar
frontal
cortices
show
consistent
response
evoked
ongoing
pain
awake,
sedated,
anesthetized
patients.
We
take
this
basic
approach
integrate
it
into
a
framework
could
provide
real-time
measures
peri-surgical
period.
This
application
significant
implications
for
providing
analgesia
surgery,
practice
currently
lacks
quantitative
evidence
guide
patient
tailored
management.
Through
simple
readout
“pain”
or
“no
pain,”
proposed
system
diminish
eliminate
levels
intraoperative,
early
post-operative,
potentially,
transition
post-surgical
system,
when
validated,
also
be
applied
analgesic
efficacy
clinic.