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Cell-Type-Specific Changes in Intrinsic Excitability in the Subiculum following Learning and Exposure to Novel Environmental Contexts. eNeuro 2019; 5:eN-NWR-0484-18. [PMID: 30627661 PMCID: PMC6325565 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0484-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The subiculum is the main target of the hippocampal region CA1 and is the principle output region of the hippocampus. The subiculum is critical to learning and memory, although it has been relatively understudied. There are two functional types of principle neurons within the subiculum: regular spiking (RS) and burst spiking (BS) neurons. To determine whether these cell types are differentially modified by learning-related experience, we performed whole-cell patch clamp recordings from male mouse brain slices following contextual fear conditioning (FC) and memory retrieval relative to a number of control behavioral paradigms. RS cells, but not BS cells, displayed a greater degree of experience-related plasticity in intrinsic excitability measures [afterhyperpolarization (AHP), input resistance (Rinput), current required to elicit a spike], with fear conditioned animals having generally more excitable RS cells compared to naïve controls. Furthermore, we found that the relative proportion of RS to BS neurons is modified by the type of exposure, with the lowest proportion of BS subicular cells occurring in animals that underwent contextual FC followed by a retrieval test. These studies indicate that pyramidal neurons in the subiculum undergo experience- and learning-related plasticity in intrinsic properties in a cell-type-specific manner. As BS and RS cells are thought to convey distinct types of information, this plasticity may be particularly important in encoding, consolidating, and recalling spatial information by modulating information flow from the hippocampus to cortical regions.
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Meng G, Liang Y, Sarsfield S, Jiang WC, Lu R, Dudman JT, Aponte Y, Ji N. High-throughput synapse-resolving two-photon fluorescence microendoscopy for deep-brain volumetric imaging in vivo. eLife 2019; 8:40805. [PMID: 30604680 PMCID: PMC6338462 DOI: 10.7554/elife.40805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Optical imaging has become a powerful tool for studying brains in vivo. The opacity of adult brains makes microendoscopy, with an optical probe such as a gradient index (GRIN) lens embedded into brain tissue to provide optical relay, the method of choice for imaging neurons and neural activity in deeply buried brain structures. Incorporating a Bessel focus scanning module into two-photon fluorescence microendoscopy, we extended the excitation focus axially and improved its lateral resolution. Scanning the Bessel focus in 2D, we imaged volumes of neurons at high-throughput while resolving fine structures such as synaptic terminals. We applied this approach to the volumetric anatomical imaging of dendritic spines and axonal boutons in the mouse hippocampus, and functional imaging of GABAergic neurons in the mouse lateral hypothalamus in vivo.
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- Guanghan Meng
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States.,Solomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.,Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Intramural Research Program, Neuronal Circuits and Behavior Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Solomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States.,Intramural Research Program, Neuronal Circuits and Behavior Unit, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
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Miyashita T, Kikuchi E, Horiuchi J, Saitoe M. Long-Term Memory Engram Cells Are Established by c-Fos/CREB Transcriptional Cycling. Cell Rep 2018; 25:2716-2728.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Stagni F, Giacomini A, Emili M, Uguagliati B, Bonasoni MP, Bartesaghi R, Guidi S. Subicular hypotrophy in fetuses with Down syndrome and in the Ts65Dn model of Down syndrome. Brain Pathol 2018; 29:366-379. [PMID: 30325080 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Intellectual disability in Down syndrome (DS) has been attributed to neurogenesis impairment during fetal brain development. Consistently with explicit memory alterations observed in children with DS, fetuses with DS exhibit neurogenesis impairment in the hippocampus, a key region involved in memory formation and consolidation. Recent evidence suggests that the subiculum plays a unique role in memory retrieval, a process that is also altered in DS. While much attention has been devoted to the hippocampus, there is a striking lack of information regarding the subiculum of individuals with DS and DS models. In order to fill this gap, in the current study, we examined the subiculum of fetuses with DS and of the Ts65Dn mouse model of DS. We found that in fetuses with DS (gestational week: 17-21), the subiculum had a reduced thickness, a reduced cell density, a reduced density of progenitor cells in the ventricular zone, a reduced percentage of neurons, and an increased percentage of astrocytes and of cells immunopositive for calretinin-a protein expressed by inhibitory interneurons. Similarly to fetuses with DS, the subiculum of neonate Ts65Dn mice was reduced in size, had a reduced number of neurons and a reduced number of proliferating cells. Results suggest that the developmental defects in the subiculum of fetuses with DS may underlie impairment in recall memory and possibly other functions played by the subiculum. The finding that the subiculum of the Ts65Dn mouse exhibits neuroanatomical defects resembling those seen in fetuses with DS further validates the use of this model for preclinical studies.
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- Fiorenza Stagni
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Wozny C, Beed P, Nitzan N, Pössnecker Y, Rost BR, Schmitz D. VGLUT2 Functions as a Differential Marker for Hippocampal Output Neurons. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:337. [PMID: 30333731 PMCID: PMC6176088 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The subiculum is the gatekeeper between the hippocampus and cortical areas. Yet, the lack of a pyramidal cell-specific marker gene has made the analysis of the subicular area very difficult. Here we report that the vesicular-glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2) functions as a specific marker gene for subicular burst-firing neurons, and demonstrate that VGLUT2-Cre mice allow for Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2)-assisted connectivity analysis.
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- Christian Wozny
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Berlin, Germany
- NeuroCure – Cluster of Excellence, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences, Berlin, Germany
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Woo DH, Bae JY, Nam MH, An H, Ju YH, Won J, Choi JH, Hwang EM, Han KS, Bae YC, Lee CJ. Activation of Astrocytic μ-opioid Receptor Elicits Fast Glutamate Release Through TREK-1-Containing K2P Channel in Hippocampal Astrocytes. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:319. [PMID: 30319359 PMCID: PMC6170663 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recently, μ-opioid receptor (MOR), one of the well-known Gi-protein coupled receptors (Gi-GPCR), was reported to be highly expressed in the hippocampal astrocytes. However, the role of astrocytic MOR has not been investigated. Here we report that activation of astrocytic MOR by [D-Ala2,N-MePhe4,Gly-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO), a selective MOR agonist, causes a fast glutamate release using sniffer patch technique. We also found that the DAMGO-induced glutamate release was not observed in the astrocytes from MOR-deficient mice and MOR-short hairpin RNA (shRNA)-expressed astrocytes. In addition, the glutamate release was significantly reduced by gene silencing of the TREK-1-containing two-pore potassium (K2P) channel, which mediates passive conductance in astrocytes. Our findings were consistent with the previous study demonstrating that activation of Gi-GPCR such as cannabinoid receptor CB1 and adenosine receptor A1 causes a glutamate release through TREK-1-containing K2P channel from hippocampal astrocytes. We also demonstrated that MOR and TREK-1 are significantly co-localized in the hippocampal astrocytes. Furthermore, we found that both MOR and TREK-1-containing K2P channels are localized in the same subcellular compartments, soma and processes, of astrocytes. Our study raises a novel possibility that astrocytic MOR may participate in several physiological and pathological actions of opioids, including analgesia and addiction, through astrocytically released glutamate and its signaling pathway.
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- Dong Ho Woo
- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Animal Model Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Center for Neural Science and Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea.,KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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Lee HW, Lee SM, Lee I. Neural Firing Patterns Are More Schematic and Less Sensitive to Changes in Background Visual Scenes in the Subiculum than in the Hippocampus. J Neurosci 2018; 38:7392-7408. [PMID: 30012689 PMCID: PMC6596140 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0156-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Literature suggests that the hippocampus is central to processing visual scenes to remember contextual information, but the roles of its downstream structure, subiculum, remain unknown. Here, single units were recorded simultaneously in the dorsal CA1 and subiculum while male rats made spatial choices using visual scenes as cues in a T-maze. The firing fields of subicular neurons were schematically organized following the task structure, largely divided into pre-choice and post-choice epochs, whereas those of CA1 cells were more punctate and bound to specific locations. When the rats were tested with highly familiar scenes, neurons in the CA1 and subiculum were indistinguishable in coding the task-related information (e.g., scene, choice) through rate remapping. However, when the familiar scenes were blurred parametrically, the neurons in the CA1 responded sensitively to the novelty in task demand and changed its representations parametrically following the physical changes of the stimuli, whereas these functional characteristics were absent in the subiculum. These results suggest that the unique function of the hippocampus is to acquire contextual representations in association with discrete positions in space, especially when facing new and ambiguous scenes, whereas the subiculum may translate the position-bound visual contextual information of the hippocampus into schematic codes once learning is established.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Although the potential functional significance has been recognized for decades for the subiculum, its exact roles in a goal-directed memory task still remain elusive. In the current study, we present experimental evidence that may indicate that the neural population in the subiculum could translate the location-bound spatial representations of the hippocampus into more schematic representations of task demands. Our findings also imply that the visual scene-based codes conveyed by the hippocampus and subiculum may be identical in a well learned task, whereas the hippocampus may be more specialized in representing altered visual scenes than the subiculum.
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- Hyun-Woo Lee
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea 08826
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea 08826
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea 08826
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Coelho CAO, Ferreira TL, Kramer-Soares JC, Sato JR, Oliveira MGM. Network supporting contextual fear learning after dorsal hippocampal damage has increased dependence on retrosplenial cortex. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006207. [PMID: 30086129 PMCID: PMC6097702 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hippocampal damage results in profound retrograde, but no anterograde amnesia in contextual fear conditioning (CFC). Although the content learned in the latter have been discussed, alternative regions supporting CFC learning were seldom proposed and never empirically addressed. Here, we employed network analysis of pCREB expression quantified from brain slices of rats with dorsal hippocampal lesion (dHPC) after undergoing CFC session. Using inter-regional correlations of pCREB-positive nuclei between brain regions, we modelled functional networks using different thresholds. The dHPC network showed small-world topology, equivalent to SHAM (control) network. However, diverging hubs were identified in each network. In a direct comparison, hubs in both networks showed consistently higher centrality values compared to the other network. Further, the distribution of correlation coefficients was different between the groups, with most significantly stronger correlation coefficients belonging to the SHAM network. These results suggest that dHPC network engaged in CFC learning is partially different, and engage alternative hubs. We next tested if pre-training lesions of dHPC and one of the new dHPC network hubs (perirhinal, Per; or disgranular retrosplenial, RSC, cortices) would impair CFC. Only dHPC-RSC, but not dHPC-Per, impaired CFC. Interestingly, only RSC showed a consistently higher centrality in the dHPC network, suggesting that the increased centrality reflects an increased functional dependence on RSC. Our results provide evidence that, without hippocampus, the RSC, an anatomically central region in the medial temporal lobe memory system might support CFC learning and memory.
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- Cesar A. O. Coelho
- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Matemática, Computação e Cognição, Universidade Federal do ABC, UFABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Associative Prediction of Visual Shape in the Hippocampus. J Neurosci 2018; 38:6888-6899. [PMID: 29986875 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0163-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Perception can be cast as a process of inference, in which bottom-up signals are combined with top-down predictions in sensory systems. In line with this, neural activity in sensory cortex is strongly modulated by prior expectations. Such top-down predictions often arise from cross-modal associations, such as when a sound (e.g., bell or bark) leads to an expectation of the visual appearance of the corresponding object (e.g., bicycle or dog). We hypothesized that the hippocampus, which rapidly learns arbitrary relationships between stimuli over space and time, may be involved in forming such associative predictions. We exposed male and female human participants to auditory cues predicting visual shapes, while measuring high-resolution fMRI signals in visual cortex and the hippocampus. Using multivariate reconstruction methods, we discovered a dissociation between these regions: representations in visual cortex were dominated by whichever shape was presented, whereas representations in the hippocampus reflected only which shape was predicted by the cue. The strength of hippocampal predictions correlated across participants with the amount of expectation-related facilitation in visual cortex. These findings help bridge the gap between memory and sensory systems in the human brain.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The way we perceive the world is to a great extent determined by our prior knowledge. Despite this intimate link between perception and memory, these two aspects of cognition have mostly been studied in isolation. Here we investigate their interaction by asking how memory systems that encode and retrieve associations can inform perception. We find that upon hearing a familiar auditory cue, the hippocampus represents visual information that had previously co-occurred with the cue, even when this expectation differs from what is currently visible. Furthermore, the strength of this hippocampal expectation correlates with facilitation of perceptual processing in visual cortex. These findings help bridge the gap between memory and sensory systems in the human brain.
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Ventral Hippocampal Inputs Preferentially Drive Corticocortical Neurons in the Infralimbic Prefrontal Cortex. J Neurosci 2018; 38:7351-7363. [PMID: 29959235 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0378-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Inputs from the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) play a key role in working memory and emotional control. However, little is known about how excitatory inputs from the vHPC engage different populations of neurons in the PFC. Here we use optogenetics and whole-cell recordings to study the cell-type specificity of synaptic connections in acute slices from the mouse PFC. We first show that vHPC inputs target pyramidal neurons whose cell bodies are located in layer (L)2/3 and L5 of infralimbic (IL) PFC, but only in L5 of prelimbic (PL) PFC, and not L6 of either IL or PL. We then compare connections onto different classes of projection neurons located in these layers and subregions of PFC. We establish vHPC inputs similarly contact corticocortical (CC) and cortico-amygdala neurons in L2/3 of IL, but preferentially target CC neurons over cortico-pontine neurons in L5 of both IL and PL. Of all these neurons, we determine that vHPC inputs are most effective at driving action potential (AP) firing of CC neurons in L5 of IL. We also show this connection exhibits frequency-dependent facilitation, with repetitive activity enhancing AP firing of IL L5 CC neurons, even in the presence of feedforward inhibition. Our findings reveal how vHPC inputs engage defined populations of projection neurons in the PFC, allowing preferentially activation of the intratelencephalic network.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT We examined the impact of connections from the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) onto different projection neurons in the mouse prefrontal cortex (PFC). We found vHPC inputs were strongest at corticocortical neurons in layer 5 of infralimbic PFC, where they robustly evoked action potential firing, including during repetitive activity with intact feedforward inhibition.
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The subiculum is one of the major output areas of the hippocampus and has extensive projections to extrahippocampal targets. It is likely to play a pivotal role in the distribution of outgoing information from the hippocampus. The hippocampus, including the subiculum, is important for the formation, consolidation and retrieval of memory. These functions require a network that is flexible enough to encode incoming information and also allows for reliable distribution, storage and integration into previously encoded memories. Finally, relevant information has to be retrieved in a context-specific manner to allow for an appropriate behavioral response. The subiculum as a gateway between the hippocampus and cortex might serve to integrate and process information from the hippocampus proper and its other inputs before conveying it to more permanent storage locations. This review summarizes how the subiculum is embedded into upstream and downstream circuits, describes what is known about the local network topology and discusses cellular and functional properties of subicular cells subtypes. Lastly, it describes how these properties might help to separate information into parallel output streams and distribute it to its multiple target areas.
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Kumar N, Kumar A, Sonane B, Mutha PK. Interference between competing motor memories developed through learning with different limbs. J Neurophysiol 2018; 120:1061-1073. [PMID: 29790834 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00905.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Learning from motor errors that occur across different limbs is essential for effective tool use, sports training, and rehabilitation. To probe the neural organization of error-driven learning across limbs, we asked whether learning opposing visuomotor mappings with the two arms would interfere. Young right-handers first adapted to opposite visuomotor rotations A and B with different arms and were then reexposed to A 24 h later. We observed that relearning of A was never faster nor were initial errors smaller than prior A learning, which would be expected if there was no interference from B. Rather, errors were greater than or similar to, and learning rate was slower than or comparable to, previous A learning depending on the order in which the arms learned. This indicated robust interference between the motor memories of A and B when they were learned with different arms in close succession. We then proceeded to uncover that the order-dependent asymmetry in performance upon reexposure resulted from asymmetric transfer of learning from the left arm to the right but not vice versa and that the observed interference was retrograde in nature. Such retrograde interference likely occurs because the two arms require the same neural resources for learning, a suggestion consistent with that of our past work showing impaired learning following left inferior parietal damage regardless of the arm used. These results thus point to a common neural basis for formation of new motor memories with different limbs and hold significant implications for how newly formed motor memories interact. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In a series of experiments, we demonstrate robust retrograde interference between competing motor memories developed through error-based learning with different arms. These results provide evidence for shared neural resources for the acquisition of motor memories across different limbs and also suggest that practice with two effectors in close succession may not be a sound approach in either sports or rehabilitation. Such training may not allow newly acquired motor memories to be stabilized.
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- Neeraj Kumar
- Centre for Cognitive Science, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Centre for Cognitive Science, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Centre for Cognitive Science, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.,Department of Biological Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Nam MH, Han KS, Lee J, Bae JY, An H, Park S, Oh SJ, Kim E, Hwang E, Bae YC, Lee CJ. Expression of µ-Opioid Receptor in CA1 Hippocampal Astrocytes. Exp Neurobiol 2018; 27:120-128. [PMID: 29731678 PMCID: PMC5934543 DOI: 10.5607/en.2018.27.2.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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µ-opioid receptor (MOR) is a class of opioid receptors with a high affinity for enkephalins and beta-endorphin. In hippocampus, activation of MOR is known to enhance the neuronal excitability of pyramidal neurons, which has been mainly attributed to a disinhibition of pyramidal neurons via activating Gαi subunit to suppress the presynaptic release of GABA in hippocampal interneurons. In contrast, the potential role of MOR in hippocampal astrocytes, the most abundant cell type in the brain, has remained unexplored. Here, we determine the cellular and subcellular distribution of MOR in different cell types of the hippocampus by utilizing MOR-mCherry mice and two different antibodies against MOR. Consistent with previous findings, we demonstrate that MOR expression in the CA1 pyramidal layer is co-localized with axon terminals from GABAergic inhibitory neurons but not with soma of pyramidal neurons. More importantly, we demonstrate that MOR is highly expressed in CA1 hippocampal astrocytes. The ultrastructural analysis further demonstrates that the astrocytic MOR is localized in soma and processes, but not in microdomains near synapses. Lastly, we demonstrate that astrocytes in ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens also express MOR. Our results provide the unprecedented evidence for the presence of MOR in astrocytes, implicating potential roles of astrocytic MOR in addictive behaviors.
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- Min-Ho Nam
- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.,Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea.,Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.,Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.,KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.,Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea.,Convergence Research Center for Diagnosis, Treatment and Care System of Dementia, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Korea
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- Center for Neuroscience and Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Korea.,Center for Glia-Neuron Interaction, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, KIST, Seoul 02792, Korea
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Cembrowski MS, Phillips MG, DiLisio SF, Shields BC, Winnubst J, Chandrashekar J, Bas E, Spruston N. Dissociable Structural and Functional Hippocampal Outputs via Distinct Subiculum Cell Classes. Cell 2018; 173:1280-1292.e18. [PMID: 29681453 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The mammalian hippocampus, comprised of serially connected subfields, participates in diverse behavioral and cognitive functions. It has been postulated that parallel circuitry embedded within hippocampal subfields may underlie such functional diversity. We sought to identify, delineate, and manipulate this putatively parallel architecture in the dorsal subiculum, the primary output subfield of the dorsal hippocampus. Population and single-cell RNA-seq revealed that the subiculum can be divided into two spatially adjacent subregions associated with prominent differences in pyramidal cell gene expression. Pyramidal cells occupying these two regions differed in their long-range inputs, local wiring, projection targets, and electrophysiological properties. Leveraging gene-expression differences across these regions, we use genetically restricted neuronal silencing to show that these regions differentially contribute to spatial working memory. This work provides a coherent molecular-, cellular-, circuit-, and behavioral-level demonstration that the hippocampus embeds structurally and functionally dissociable streams within its serial architecture.
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- Mark S Cembrowski
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 19700 Helix Dr., Ashburn, VA 20147, USA.
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Kinnavane L, Vann SD, Nelson AJD, O’Mara SM, Aggleton JP. Collateral Projections Innervate the Mammillary Bodies and Retrosplenial Cortex: A New Category of Hippocampal Cells. eNeuro 2018; 5:ENEURO.0383-17.2018. [PMID: 29527569 PMCID: PMC5844061 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0383-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
To understand the hippocampus, it is necessary to understand the subiculum. Unlike other hippocampal subfields, the subiculum projects to almost all distal hippocampal targets, highlighting its critical importance for external networks. The present studies, in male rats and mice, reveal a new category of dorsal subiculum neurons that innervate both the mammillary bodies (MBs) and the retrosplenial cortex (RSP). These bifurcating neurons comprise almost half of the hippocampal cells that project to RSP. The termination of these numerous collateral projections was visualized within the medial mammillary nucleus and the granular RSP (area 29). These collateral projections included subiculum efferents that cross to the contralateral MBs. Within the granular RSP, the collateral projections form a particularly dense plexus in deep Layer II and Layer III. This retrosplenial termination site colocalized with markers for VGluT2 and neurotensin. While efferents from the hippocampal CA fields standardly collateralize, subiculum projections often have only one target site. Consequently, the many collateral projections involving the RSP and the MBs present a relatively unusual pattern for the subiculum, which presumably relates to how both targets have complementary roles in spatial processing. Furthermore, along with the anterior thalamic nuclei, the MBs and RSP are key members of a memory circuit, which is usually described as both starting and finishing in the hippocampus. The present findings reveal how the hippocampus simultaneously engages different parts of this circuit, so forcing an important revision of this network.
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- Lisa Kinnavane
- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, D2, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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