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Bayley T, Hedwig B. Tonotopic Ca 2+ dynamics and sound processing in auditory interneurons of the bush-cricket Mecopoda elongata. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2024; 210:353-369. [PMID: 37222786 PMCID: PMC11106180 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-023-01638-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Two auditory neurons, TN-1 and ON-1, in the bush-cricket, Mecopoda elongata, have large dendritic arborisations which receive excitatory synaptic inputs from tonotopically organised axonal terminals of auditory afferents in the prothoracic ganglion. By combining intracellular microelectrode recording with calcium imaging we demonstrate that the dendrites of both neurons show a clear Ca2+ signal in response to broad-frequency species-specific chirps. Due to the organisation of the afferents frequency specific auditory activation should lead to local Ca2+ increases in their dendrites. In response to 20 ms sound pulses the dendrites of both neurons showed tonotopically organised Ca2+ increases. In ON-1 we found no evidence for a tonotopic organisation of the Ca2+ signal related to axonal spike activity or for a Ca2+ response related to contralateral inhibition. The tonotopic organisation of the afferents may facilitate frequency-specific adaptation in these auditory neurons through localised Ca2+ increases in their dendrites. By combining 10 and 40 kHz test pulses and adaptation series, we provide evidence for frequency-specific adaptation in TN-1 and ON-1. By reversible deactivating of the auditory afferents and removing contralateral inhibition, we show that in ON-1 spike activity and Ca2+ responses increased but frequency-specific adaptation was not evident.
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- T Bayley
- Department of Zoology, Cambridge, CB22 3EJ, UK
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- Department of Zoology, Cambridge, CB22 3EJ, UK.
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Wang C, Jiang ZY, Chai JY, Chen HS, Liu LX, Dang T, Meng XM. Mouse auditory cortex sub-fields receive neuronal projections from MGB subdivisions independently. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7078. [PMID: 38528192 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57815-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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Mouse auditory cortex is composed of six sub-fields: primary auditory field (AI), secondary auditory field (AII), anterior auditory field (AAF), insular auditory field (IAF), ultrasonic field (UF) and dorsoposterior field (DP). Previous studies have examined thalamo-cortical connections in the mice auditory system and learned that AI, AAF, and IAF receive inputs from the ventral division of the medial geniculate body (MGB). However, the functional and thalamo-cortical connections between nonprimary auditory cortex (AII, UF, and DP) is unclear. In this study, we examined the locations of neurons projecting to these three cortical sub-fields in the MGB, and addressed the question whether these cortical sub-fields receive inputs from different subsets of MGB neurons or common. To examine the distributions of projecting neurons in the MGB, retrograde tracers were injected into the AII, UF, DP, after identifying these areas by the method of Optical Imaging. Our results indicated that neuron cells which in ventral part of dorsal MGB (MGd) and that of ventral MGB (MGv) projecting to UF and AII with less overlap. And DP only received neuron projecting from MGd. Interestingly, these three cortical areas received input from distinct part of MGd and MGv in an independent manner. Based on our foundings these three auditory cortical sub-fields in mice may independently process auditory information.
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- Chi Wang
- Inner Mongolia Institute of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Inner Mongolia Institute of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Inner Mongolia Institute of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Inner Mongolia Institute of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China
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- Inner Mongolia Institute of Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, Baotou, China.
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Homma NY, Bajo VM. Lemniscal Corticothalamic Feedback in Auditory Scene Analysis. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:723893. [PMID: 34489635 PMCID: PMC8417129 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.723893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Sound information is transmitted from the ear to central auditory stations of the brain via several nuclei. In addition to these ascending pathways there exist descending projections that can influence the information processing at each of these nuclei. A major descending pathway in the auditory system is the feedback projection from layer VI of the primary auditory cortex (A1) to the ventral division of medial geniculate body (MGBv) in the thalamus. The corticothalamic axons have small glutamatergic terminals that can modulate thalamic processing and thalamocortical information transmission. Corticothalamic neurons also provide input to GABAergic neurons of the thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) that receives collaterals from the ascending thalamic axons. The balance of corticothalamic and TRN inputs has been shown to refine frequency tuning, firing patterns, and gating of MGBv neurons. Therefore, the thalamus is not merely a relay stage in the chain of auditory nuclei but does participate in complex aspects of sound processing that include top-down modulations. In this review, we aim (i) to examine how lemniscal corticothalamic feedback modulates responses in MGBv neurons, and (ii) to explore how the feedback contributes to auditory scene analysis, particularly on frequency and harmonic perception. Finally, we will discuss potential implications of the role of corticothalamic feedback in music and speech perception, where precise spectral and temporal processing is essential.
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- Natsumi Y. Homma
- Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Coleman Memorial Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Nakata S, Takemoto M, Song WJ. Differential cortical and subcortical projection targets of subfields in the core region of mouse auditory cortex. Hear Res 2020; 386:107876. [PMID: 31881516 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.107876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The core region of the rodent auditory cortex has two areas: the primary auditory area (A1) and the anterior auditory field (AAF). However, the functional difference between these areas is unclear. To elucidate this issue, here we studied the projections from A1 and AAF in mice using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors expressing either a green fluorescent protein or a red fluorescent protein. After mapping A1 and AAF using optical imaging, we injected a distinct AAV vector into each of the two fields at a frequency-matched high-frequency location. We found that A1 and AAF projected commonly to virtually all target areas examined, but each field had its own preference for projection targets. Frontal and parietal regions were the major cortical targets: in the frontal cortex, A1 and AAF showed dominant projections to the anterior cingulate cortex Cg1 and the secondary motor cortex (M2), respectively; in the parietal cortex, A1 and AAF exhibited dense projections to the medial secondary visual cortex and the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), respectively. Although M2 and PPC received considerable input from A1 as well, A1 innervated the medial part whereas AAF innervated the lateral part of these cortical regions. A1 also projected to the orbitofrontal cortex, while AAF also projected to the primary somatosensory cortex and insular auditory cortex. As for subcortical projections, A1 and AAF projected to a common ventromedial region in the caudal striatum with a comparable strength; they also both projected to the medial geniculate body and the inferior colliculus, innervating common and distinct divisions of the nuclei. A1 also projected to visual subcortical structures, such as the superior colliculus and the lateral posterior nucleus of the thalamus, where fibres from AAF were sparse. Our results demonstrate the preference of A1 and AAF for cortical and subcortical targets, and for divisions in individual target. The preference of A1 and AAF for sensory-related structures suggest a role for A1 in providing auditory information for audio-visual association at both the cortical and subcortical level, and a distinct role of AAF in providing auditory information for association with somatomotor information in the cortex.
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- Shiro Nakata
- Department of Sensory and Cognitive Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Sensory and Cognitive Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Sensory and Cognitive Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan; Center for Metabolic Regulation of Healthy Aging, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
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Macharadze T, Budinger E, Brosch M, Scheich H, Ohl FW, Henschke JU. Early Sensory Loss Alters the Dendritic Branching and Spine Density of Supragranular Pyramidal Neurons in Rodent Primary Sensory Cortices. Front Neural Circuits 2019; 13:61. [PMID: 31611778 PMCID: PMC6773815 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2019.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Multisensory integration in primary auditory (A1), visual (V1), and somatosensory cortex (S1) is substantially mediated by their direct interconnections and by thalamic inputs across the sensory modalities. We have previously shown in rodents (Mongolian gerbils) that during postnatal development, the anatomical and functional strengths of these crossmodal and also of sensory matched connections are determined by early auditory, somatosensory, and visual experience. Because supragranular layer III pyramidal neurons are major targets of corticocortical and thalamocortical connections, we investigated in this follow-up study how the loss of early sensory experience changes their dendritic morphology. Gerbils were sensory deprived early in development by either bilateral sciatic nerve transection at postnatal day (P) 5, ototoxic inner hair cell damage at P10, or eye enucleation at P10. Sholl and branch order analyses of Golgi-stained layer III pyramidal neurons at P28, which demarcates the end of the sensory critical period in this species, revealed that visual and somatosensory deprivation leads to a general increase of apical and basal dendritic branching in A1, V1, and S1. In contrast, dendritic branching, particularly of apical dendrites, decreased in all three areas following auditory deprivation. Generally, the number of spines, and consequently spine density, along the apical and basal dendrites decreased in both sensory deprived and non-deprived cortical areas. Therefore, we conclude that the loss of early sensory experience induces a refinement of corticocortical crossmodal and other cortical and thalamic connections by pruning of dendritic spines at the end of the critical period. Based on present and previous own results and on findings from the literature, we propose a scenario for multisensory development following early sensory loss.
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- Tamar Macharadze
- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.,Special Lab Primate Neurobiology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.,Emeritus Group Lifelong Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany.,Institute for Biology, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND), Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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Saldeitis K, Richter K, Fischer KD, Ohl FW, Mateos JM, Budinger E. Ultrastructure of giant thalamic terminals in the auditory cortex. Eur J Neurosci 2019; 50:3445-3453. [PMID: 31286598 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The auditory system comprises some very large axonal terminals like the endbulb and calyx of Held and "giant" corticothalamic synapses. Previously, we described a hitherto unknown population of giant thalamocortical boutons arising from the medial division of the medial geniculate body (MGm) in the Mongolian gerbil, which terminate over a wide cortical range but in a columnar manner particularly in the extragranular layers of the auditory cortex. As a first step towards an understanding of their potential functional role, we here describe their ultrastructure combining anterograde tract-tracing with biocytin and electron microscopy. Quantitative ultrastructural analyses revealed that biocytin-labelled MGm boutons reach much larger sizes than other, non-labelled boutons. Also, mitochondria occupy more space within labelled boutons whereas synapses are of similar size. Labelled boutons are very heterogeneous in size but homogeneous with respect to their ultrastructural characteristics, with asymmetric synapses containing clear, round vesicles and targeting dendritic spines. Functionally, the ultrastructure of the MGm terminals indicates that they form excitatory contacts, which may transmit their information in a rapid, powerful and high-fidelity manner onto strategically advantageous compartments of their cortical target cells.
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- Katja Saldeitis
- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Cognitive Hearing in Primates Group, Auditory Neuroscience and Optogenetics Laboratory, German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Institute of Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany.,Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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Wang X, Cheng YL, Yang DD, Si WJ, Jen PHS, Yang CH, Chen QC. Focal electrical stimulation of dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus modulates auditory response properties of inferior collicular neurons in the albino mouse. Hear Res 2019; 377:292-306. [PMID: 30857650 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2019.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The inferior colliculus (IC) receives and integrates excitatory and inhibitory inputs from many bilateral lower auditory nuclei, intrinsic projections within IC, contralateral IC through the commissure of IC and from the auditory cortex (AC). These excitatory and inhibitory inputs from both ascending and descending auditory pathways contribute significantly to auditory response properties and temporal signal processing in IC. The present study examines the contribution of gamma-aminobutyric acid-ergic (GABAergic) inhibition of dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (DNLL) in influencing the response properties and amplitude sensitivity of contralateral IC neurons using focal electrical stimulation of contralateral DNLL and by the application of bicuculline to the recording site of modulated IC neurons. Focal electrical stimulation of contralateral DNLL produces inhibition (78.1%), facilitation (7.1%) or no effect (14.8%) in the number of spikes, firing duration and the first-spike latency of modulated IC neurons. The degree of modulation is inversely correlated to the difference in best frequency (BF) between electrically stimulated DNLL neurons and modulated IC neurons (p < 0.01). The application of bicuculline to the recording site of modulated IC neurons abolishes the inhibitory effect of focal electrical stimulation of DNLL neurons. DNLL inhibition also modulates the amplitude sensitivity of IC neurons by changing the dynamic range (DR) and the slope of rate-amplitude function (RAF) of modulated IC neurons. Possible biological significance of these findings in relation to auditory signal processing is discussed.
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- Xin Wang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
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Wang H, Shen S, Zheng T, Bi L, Li B, Wang X, Yang Y, Jen PHS. The Role of the Dorsal Nucleus of the Lateral Lemniscus in Shaping the Auditory Response Properties of the Central Nucleus of the Inferior Collicular Neurons in the Albino Mouse. Neuroscience 2018; 390:30-45. [PMID: 30144510 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
In the ascending auditory pathway, the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (IC) receives and integrates excitatory and inhibitory inputs from many bilateral lower auditory nuclei, intrinsic projections within the IC, contralateral IC through the commissure of the IC and from the auditory cortex. All these presynaptic excitatory and inhibitory inputs dynamically shape and modulate the auditory response properties of individual IC neurons. For this reason, acoustic response properties vary among individual IC neurons due to different activity pattern of presynaptic inputs. The present study examines modulation of auditory response properties of IC neurons by combining sound stimulation with focal electrical stimulation of the contralateral dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (referred to as ESDNLL) in the albino mouse. Brief ESDNLL produces variation (increase or decrease) in the number of impulses, response latency and discharge duration of modulated IC neurons. Additionally, 30-minute short-term ESDNLL alone produces variation in the best frequency (BF) and minimum threshold (MT) of modulated IC neurons. These varied response parameters recover in different manner and time course among individual modulated IC neurons. Possible pathways and neural mechanisms underlying these findings are discussed.
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- Huimei Wang
- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Special Education, Binzhou Medical College, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China; Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA.
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Maruthy S, Kumar UA, Gnanateja GN. Functional Interplay Between the Putative Measures of Rostral and Caudal Efferent Regulation of Speech Perception in Noise. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2017; 18:635-648. [PMID: 28447225 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-017-0623-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Efferent modulation has been demonstrated to be very important for speech perception, especially in the presence of noise. We examined the functional relationship between two efferent systems: the rostral and caudal efferent pathways and their individual influences on speech perception in noise. Earlier studies have shown that these two efferent mechanisms were correlated with speech perception in noise. However, previously, these mechanisms were studied in isolation, and their functional relationship with each other was not investigated. We used a correlational design to study the relationship if any, between these two mechanisms in young and old normal hearing individuals. We recorded context-dependent brainstem encoding as an index of rostral efferent function and contralateral suppression of otoacoustic emissions as an index of caudal efferent function in groups with good and poor speech perception in noise. These efferent mechanisms were analysed for their relationship with each other and with speech perception in noise. We found that the two efferent mechanisms did not show any functional relationship. Interestingly, both the efferent mechanisms correlated with speech perception in noise and they even emerged as significant predictors. Based on the data, we posit that the two efferent mechanisms function relatively independently but with a common goal of fine-tuning the afferent input and refining auditory perception in degraded listening conditions.
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- Sandeep Maruthy
- Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Karnataka, IN-570006, India
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- Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Karnataka, IN-570006, India
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- Electrophysiology Laboratory, Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Karnataka, IN-570006, India.
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Patel MB, Sons S, Yudintsev G, Lesicko AMH, Yang L, Taha GA, Pierce SM, Llano DA. Anatomical characterization of subcortical descending projections to the inferior colliculus in mouse. J Comp Neurol 2017; 525:885-900. [PMID: 27560718 PMCID: PMC5222726 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Descending projections from the thalamus and related structures to the midbrain are evolutionarily highly conserved. However, the basic organization of this auditory thalamotectal pathway has not yet been characterized. The purpose of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the anatomical and neurochemical features of this pathway. Analysis of the distributions of retrogradely labeled cells after focal injections of retrograde tracer into the inferior colliculus (IC) of the mouse revealed that most of the subcortical descending projections originated in the brachium of the IC and the paralaminar portions of the auditory thalamus. In addition, the vast majority of thalamotectal cells were found to be negative for the calcium-binding proteins calbindin, parvalbumin, or calretinin. Using two different strains of GAD-GFP mice, as well as immunostaining for GABA, we found that a subset of neurons in the brachium of the IC is GABAergic, suggesting that part of this descending pathway is inhibitory. Finally, dual retrograde injections into the IC and amygdala plus corpus striatum as well into the IC and auditory cortex did not reveal any double labeling. These data suggest that the thalamocollicular pathway comprises a unique population of thalamic neurons that do not contain typical calcium-binding proteins and do not project to other paralaminar thalamic forebrain targets, and that a previously undescribed descending GABAergic pathway emanates from the brachium of the IC. J. Comp. Neurol. 525:885-900, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Mili B Patel
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Radtke-Schuller S, Schuller G, Angenstein F, Grosser OS, Goldschmidt J, Budinger E. Brain atlas of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) in CT/MRI-aided stereotaxic coordinates. Brain Struct Funct 2016; 221 Suppl 1:1-272. [PMID: 27507296 PMCID: PMC5005445 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1259-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
A new stereotaxic brain atlas of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus), an important animal model in neurosciences, is presented. It combines high-quality histological material for identification of brain structures with reliable stereotaxic coordinates. The atlas consists of high-resolution images of frontal sections alternately stained for cell bodies (Nissl) and myelinated fibers (Gallyas) of 62 rostro-caudal levels at intervals of 350 μm. Brain structures were named according to the Paxinos nomenclature for rodents. The accuracy of the stereotaxic coordinate system was improved substantially by comparing and matching the series of histological sections to in vivo brain images of the gerbil obtained by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The skull outlines corresponding to the MR images were acquired using X-ray computerized tomography (CT) and were used to establish the relationship between coordinates of brain structures and skull. Landmarks such as lambda, bregma, ear canals and occipital crest can be used to line up skull and brain in standard atlas coordinates. An easily reproducible protocol allows sectioning of experimental brains in the standard frontal plane of the atlas.
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- Susanne Radtke-Schuller
- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshadernerstrasse 2, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Munich, Germany.
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- Division of Neurobiology, Department Biology II, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshadernerstrasse 2, Planegg-Martinsried, 82152, Munich, Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases with the Helmholtz Association, Functional Neuroimaging Group, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Systems Physiology of Learning, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, Magdeburg, Germany
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Saldaña E. All the way from the cortex: a review of auditory corticosubcollicular pathways. THE CEREBELLUM 2016; 14:584-96. [PMID: 26142291 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-015-0694-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Enrico Mugnaini has devoted part of his long and fruitful neuroscientific career to investigating the structural similarities between the cerebellar cortex and one of the first relay stations of the mammalian auditory pathway: the dorsal cochlear nucleus. The hypothesis of the cerebellar-like nature of the superficial layers of the dorsal cochlear nucleus received definitive support with the discovery and extensive characterization in his laboratory of unipolar brush cells, a neuron type unique to certain regions of the cerebellar cortex and to the granule cell domains of the cochlear nuclei. Paradoxically, a different line of research carried out in his laboratory revealed that, unlike the mammalian cerebellar cortex, the dorsal cochlear nucleus receives direct projections from the cerebral cortex, a fact that constitutes one of the main differences between the cerebellum and the dorsal cochlear nucleus. In an article published in 1995, Mugnaini's group described in detail the novel direct projections from the rat auditory neocortex to various subcollicular auditory centers, including the nucleus sagulum, the paralemniscal regions, the superior olivary complex, and the cochlear nuclei (Feliciano et al., Auditory Neuroscience 1995; 1:287-308). This review gives Enrico Mugnaini credit for his seminal contribution to the knowledge of auditory corticosubcollicular projections and summarizes how this growing field has evolved in the last 20 years.
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- Enrique Saldaña
- Neurohistology Laboratory, Neuroscience Institute of Castilla y León (INCyL), University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. .,Department of Cell Biology and Pathology, Medical School, University of Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain. .,Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Microelectrode mapping of tonotopic, laminar, and field-specific organization of thalamo-cortical pathway in rat. Neuroscience 2016; 332:38-52. [PMID: 27329334 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 05/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The rat has long been considered an important model system for studying neural mechanisms of auditory perception and learning, and particularly mechanisms involving auditory thalamo-cortical processing. However, the functional topography of the auditory thalamus, or medial geniculate body (MGB) has not yet been fully characterized in the rat, and the anatomically-defined features of field-specific, layer-specific and tonotopic thalamo-cortical projections have never been confirmed electrophysiologically. In the present study, we have established a novel technique for recording simultaneously from a surface microelectrode array on the auditory cortex, and a depth electrode array across auditory cortical layers and within the MGB, and characterized the rat MGB and thalamo-cortical projections under isoflurane anesthesia. We revealed that the ventral division of the MGB (MGv) exhibited a low-high-low CF gradient and long-short-long latency gradient along the dorsolateral-to-ventromedial axis, suggesting that the rat MGv is divided into two subdivisions. We also demonstrated that microstimulation in the MGv elicited cortical activation in layer-specific, region-specific and tonotopically organized manners. To our knowledge, the present study has provided the first and most compelling electrophysiological confirmation of the anatomical organization of the primary thalamo-cortical pathway in the rat, setting the groundwork for further investigation.
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Liu HH, Huang CF, Wang X. Acoustic signal characteristic detection by neurons in ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus in mice. DONG WU XUE YAN JIU = ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2015; 35:500-9. [PMID: 25465088 DOI: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.6.500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Under free field conditions, we used single unit extracellular recording to study the detection of acoustic signals by neurons in the ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (VNLL) in Kunming mouse (Mus musculus). The results indicate two types of firing patterns in VNLL neurons: onset and sustained. The first spike latency (FSL) of onset neurons was shorter than that of sustained neurons. With increasing sound intensity, the FSL of onset neurons remained stable and that of sustained neurons was shortened, indicating that onset neurons are characterized by precise timing. By comparing the values of Q10 and Q30 of the frequency tuning curve, no differences between onset and sustained neurons were found, suggesting that firing pattern and frequency tuning are not correlated. Among the three types of rate-intensity function (RIF) found in VNLL neurons, the proportion of monotonic RIF is the largest, followed by saturated RIF, and non-monotonic RIF. The dynamic range (DR) in onset neurons was shorter than in sustained neurons, indicating different capabilities in intensity tuning of different firing patterns and that these differences are correlated with the type of RIF. Our results also show that the best frequency of VNLL neurons was negatively correlated with depth, supporting the view point that the VNLL has frequency topologic organization.
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- Hui-Hua Liu
- College of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
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The auditory corticocollicular system: molecular and circuit-level considerations. Hear Res 2014; 314:51-9. [PMID: 24911237 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2014.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We live in a world imbued with a rich mixture of complex sounds. Successful acoustic communication requires the ability to extract meaning from those sounds, even when degraded. One strategy used by the auditory system is to harness high-level contextual cues to modulate the perception of incoming sounds. An ideal substrate for this process is the massive set of top-down projections emanating from virtually every level of the auditory system. In this review, we provide a molecular and circuit-level description of one of the largest of these pathways: the auditory corticocollicular pathway. While its functional role remains to be fully elucidated, activation of this projection system can rapidly and profoundly change the tuning of neurons in the inferior colliculus. Several specific issues are reviewed. First, we describe the complex heterogeneous anatomical organization of the corticocollicular pathway, with particular emphasis on the topography of the pathway. We also review the laminar origin of the corticocollicular projection and discuss known physiological and morphological differences between subsets of corticocollicular cells. Finally, we discuss recent findings about the molecular micro-organization of the inferior colliculus and how it interfaces with corticocollicular termination patterns. Given the assortment of molecular tools now available to the investigator, it is hoped that his review will help guide future research on the role of this pathway in normal hearing.
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Saldeitis K, Happel MF, Ohl FW, Scheich H, Budinger E. Anatomy of the auditory thalamocortical system in the mongolian gerbil: Nuclear origins and cortical field-, layer-, and frequency-specificities. J Comp Neurol 2014; 522:2397-430. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.23540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Katja Saldeitis
- Department of Auditory Learning & Speech; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology; D-39118 Magdeburg Germany
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- Department of Systems Physiology of Learning; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology; D-39118 Magdeburg Germany
- Institute of Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University; D-39120 Magdeburg Germany
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- Department of Systems Physiology of Learning; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology; D-39118 Magdeburg Germany
- Institute of Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University; D-39120 Magdeburg Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences; Magdeburg Universitätsplatz 2, D-39106 Germany
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- Department of Auditory Learning & Speech; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology; D-39118 Magdeburg Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences; Magdeburg Universitätsplatz 2, D-39106 Germany
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- Department of Auditory Learning & Speech; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology; D-39118 Magdeburg Germany
- Clinic of Neurology; Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; D-39120 Magdeburg Germany
- Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences; Magdeburg Universitätsplatz 2, D-39106 Germany
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Henschke JU, Noesselt T, Scheich H, Budinger E. Possible anatomical pathways for short-latency multisensory integration processes in primary sensory cortices. Brain Struct Funct 2014; 220:955-77. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-013-0694-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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