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Farkhondeh Tale Navi F, Heysieattalab S, Raoufy MR, Sabaghypour S, Nazari M, Nazari MA. Adaptive closed-loop modulation of cortical theta oscillations: Insights into the neural dynamics of navigational decision-making. Brain Stimul 2024; 17:1101-1118. [PMID: 39277130 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024] Open
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Navigational decision-making tasks, such as spatial working memory (SWM), rely highly on information integration from several cortical and sub-cortical regions. Performance in SWM tasks is associated with theta rhythm, including low-frequency oscillations related to movement and memory. The interaction of the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), reflected in theta synchrony, is essential in various steps of information processing during SWM. We used a closed-loop neurofeedback (CLNF) system to upregulate theta power in the mPFC and investigate its effects on circuit dynamics and behavior in animal models. Specifically, we hypothesized that enhancing the power of the theta rhythm in the mPFC might improve SWM performance. Animals were divided into three groups: closed-loop (CL), random-loop (RL), and OFF (without stimulation). We recorded local field potential (LFP) in the mPFC while electrical reward stimulation contingent on cortical theta activity was delivered to the lateral hypothalamus (LH), which is considered one of the central reward-associated regions. We also recorded LFP in the vHPC to evaluate the related subcortical neural changes. Results revealed a sustained increase in the theta power in both mPFC and vHPC for the CL group. Our analysis also revealed an increase in mPFC-vHPC synchronization in the theta range over the stimulation sessions in the CL group, as measured by coherence and cross-correlation in the theta frequency band. The reinforcement of this circuit improved spatial decision-making performance in the subsequent behavioral results. Our findings provide direct evidence of the relationship between specific theta upregulation and SWM performance and suggest that theta oscillations are integral to cognitive processes. Overall, this study highlights the potential of adaptive CLNF systems in investigating neural dynamics in various brain circuits.
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- Farhad Farkhondeh Tale Navi
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Puig-Parnau I, Garcia-Brito S, Vila-Soles L, Riberas A, Aldavert-Vera L, Segura-Torres P, Kádár E, Huguet G. Intracranial Self-stimulation of the Medial Forebrain Bundle Ameliorates Memory Disturbances and Pathological Hallmarks in an Alzheimer's Disease Model by Intracerebral Administration of Amyloid-β in Rats. Neuroscience 2023; 512:16-31. [PMID: 36646411 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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No curative or fully effective treatments are currently available for Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. Electrical stimulation of deep brain areas has been proposed as a novel neuromodulatory therapeutic approach. Previous research from our lab demonstrates that intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) targeting medial forebrain bundle (MFB) facilitates explicit and implicit learning and memory in rats with age or lesion-related memory impairment. At a molecular level, MFB-ICSS modulates the expression of plasticity and neuroprotection-related genes in memory-related brain areas. On this basis, we suggest that MFB could be a promising stimulation target for AD treatment. In this study, we aimed to assess the effects of MFB-ICSS on both explicit memory as well as the levels of neuropathological markers ptau and drebrin (DBN) in memory-related areas, in an AD rat model obtained by Aβ icv-injection. A total of 36 male rats were trained in the Morris water maze on days 26-30 after Aβ injection and tested on day 33. Results demonstrate that this Aβ model displayed spatial memory impairment in the retention test, accompanied by changes in the levels of DBN and ptau in lateral entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, resembling pathological alterations in early AD. Administration of MFB-ICSS treatment consisting of 5 post-training sessions to AD rats managed to reverse the memory deficits as well as the alteration in ptau and DBN levels. Thus, this paper reports both cognitive and molecular effects of a post-training reinforcing deep brain stimulation procedure in a sporadic AD model for the first time.
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Unitat Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Unitat Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat de Girona, Departament de Biologia, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Unitat Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Unitat Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Universitat de Girona, Departament de Biologia, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Universitat de Girona, Departament de Biologia, 17003 Girona, Spain.
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Intracranial Self-Stimulation Modulates Levels of SIRT1 Protein and Neural Plasticity-Related microRNAs. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:2551-2562. [PMID: 32219698 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-01901-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of reward system brain areas, such as the medial forebrain bundle (MFB), by means of intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS), facilitates learning and memory in rodents. MFB-ICSS has been found capable of modifying different plasticity-related proteins, but its underlying molecular mechanisms require further elucidation. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and the longevity-associated SIRT1 protein have emerged as important regulatory molecules implicated in neural plasticity. Thus, we aimed to analyze the effects of MFB-ICSS on miRNAs expression and SIRT1 protein levels in hippocampal subfields and serum. We used OpenArray to select miRNA candidates differentially expressed in the dentate gyrus (DG) of ICSS-treated (3 sessions, 45' session/day) and sham rats. We further analyzed the expression of these miRNAs, together with candidates selected after bibliographic screening (miR-132-3p, miR-134-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-181c-5p) in DG, CA1, and CA3, as well as in serum, by qRT-PCR. We also assessed tissue and serum SIRT1 protein levels by Western Blot and ELISA, respectively. Expression of miR-132-3p, miR-181c-5p, miR-495-3p, and SIRT1 protein was upregulated in DG of ICSS rats (P < 0.05). None of the analyzed molecules was regulated in CA3, while miR-132-3p was also increased in CA1 (P = 0.011) and serum (P = 0.048). This work shows for the first time that a DBS procedure, specifically MFB-ICSS, modulates the levels of plasticity-related miRNAs and SIRT1 in specific hippocampal subfields. The mechanistic role of these molecules could be key to the improvement of memory by MFB-ICSS. Moreover, regarding the proposed clinical applicability of DBS, serum miR-132 is suggested as a potential treatment biomarker.
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Orexin-1 receptor blockade differentially affects spatial and visual discrimination memory facilitation by intracranial self-stimulation. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2020; 169:107188. [PMID: 32061874 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) of the medial forebrain bundle is an effective treatment to facilitate memory. Performance in both explicit and implicit memory tasks has been improved by ICSS, and this treatment has even been capable of recovering loss of memory function due to lesions or old age. Several neurochemical systems have been studied in regard to their role in ICSS effects on memory, however the possible involvement of the orexinergic system in this facilitation has yet to be explored. The present study aims to examine the relationship between the OX1R and the facilitative effects of ICSS on two different types of memory tasks, both carried out in the Morris Water Maze: spatial and visual discrimination. Results show that the OX1R blockade, by intraventricular administration of SB-334867, partially negates the facilitating effect of ICSS on spatial memory, whereas it hinders ICSS facilitation of the discrimination task. However, ICSS treatment was capable of compensating for the severe detrimental effects of OX1R blockade on both memory paradigms. These results suggest different levels of involvement of the orexinergic system in the facilitation of memory by ICSS, depending on the memory task.
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Rewarding deep brain stimulation at the medial forebrain bundle favours avoidance conditioned response in a remote memory test, hinders extinction and increases neurogenesis. Behav Brain Res 2020; 378:112308. [PMID: 31629001 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Intracranial Self-Stimulation (ICSS) at the medial forebrain bundle consistently facilitates learning and memory in rats when administered post-training or when administered non-concurrent to training, but its scope regarding remote memory has not yet been studied. The present work aims to test whether the combination of these two forms of ICSS administration can cause a greater persistence of the facilitating effect on remote retention and affect neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus. Rats were trained in active avoidance conditioning and tested in two retention sessions (10 and 90 days) and later extinction. Subjects received an ICSS session after each of the five avoidance acquisition sessions (post-training treatment) and half of them also received ten additional ICSS sessions during the rest period between retention tests (non-concurrent treatment). All the stimulated groups showed a higher performance in acquisition and retention sessions, but only the rats receiving both ICSS treatments showed greater resistance to extinction. Remarkably, at seven months, rats receiving the non-concurrent ICSS treatment had a greater number of DCX-positive cells in the DG as well as a higher amount of new-born cells within the granular layer compared to rats that did not receive this additional ICSS treatment. Our present findings significantly extend the temporal window of the facilitating effect of ICSS on active avoidance and demonstrate a neurogenic effect of rewarding medial forebrain bundle stimulation.
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Shrivastava SK, Sinha SK, Srivastava P, Tripathi PN, Sharma P, Tripathi MK, Tripathi A, Choubey PK, Waiker DK, Aggarwal LM, Dixit M, Kheruka SC, Gambhir S, Shankar S, Srivastava RK. Design and development of novel p-aminobenzoic acid derivatives as potential cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Bioorg Chem 2018; 82:211-223. [PMID: 30326403 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Based on the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), some novel p-aminobenzoic acid derivatives as promising cholinesterase enzyme inhibitors were designed, synthesized, characterized and evaluated to enhance learning and memory. The in vitro enzyme kinetic study of the synthesized compounds revealed the type of inhibition on the respective acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) enzymes. The in vivo studies of the synthesized compounds exhibited significant reversal of cognitive deficits in the animal models of amnesia as compared to standard drug donepezil. Further, the ex vivo studies in the specific brain regions like the hippocampus, hypothalamus, and prefrontal cortex regions also exhibited AChE inhibition comparable to standard donepezil. The in silico molecular docking and dynamics simulations studies of the most potent compound 22 revealed the consensual interactions at the active site pocket of the AChE.
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- Sushant K Shrivastava
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur 313001, Rajasthan, India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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- Department of Radiotherapy & Radiation Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221 005, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India
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- Department of Genetics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1700 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Kádár E, Varela EV, Aldavert-Vera L, Huguet G, Morgado-Bernal I, Segura-Torres P. Arc protein expression after unilateral intracranial self-stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle is upregulated in specific nuclei of memory-related areas. BMC Neurosci 2018; 19:48. [PMID: 30089460 PMCID: PMC6083502 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-018-0449-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Intracranial Self-Stimulation (ICSS) of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) is a deep brain stimulation procedure, which has a powerful enhancement effect on explicit and implicit memory. However, the downstream synaptic plasticity events of MFB-ICSS in memory related areas have not been described thoroughly. This study complements previous work studying the effect of MFB-ICSS on the expression of the activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated (Arc) protein, which has been widely established as a synaptic plasticity marker. We provide new integrated measurements from memory related regions and take possible regional hemispheric differences into consideration. Results Arc protein expression levels were analyzed 4.5 h after MFB-ICSS by immunohistochemistry in the hippocampus, habenula, and memory related amygdalar and thalamic nuclei, in both the ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres to the stimulating electrode location. MFB-ICSS was performed using the same paradigm which has previously been shown to facilitate memory. Our findings illustrate that MFB-ICSS upregulates the expression of Arc protein in the oriens and radiatum layers of ipsilateral CA1 and contralateral CA3 hippocampal regions; the hilus bilaterally, the lateral amygdala and dorsolateral thalamic areas as well as the central medial thalamic nucleus. In contrast, the central amygdala, mediodorsal and paraventricular thalamic nuclei, and the habenular complex did not show changes in Arc expression after MFB-ICSS. Conclusions Our results expand our knowledge of which specific memory related areas MFB-ICSS activates and, motivates the definition of three functionally separate groups according to their Arc-related synaptic plasticity response: (1) the hippocampus and dorsolateral thalamic area, (2) the central medial thalamic area and (3) the lateral amygdala. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12868-018-0449-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elisabet Kádár
- Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, 17071, Girona, Spain. .,Department of Biology, Sciences Faculty, University of Girona, C/Mª Aurèlia Capmany 40, Camous Montilivi, 17003, Girona, Spain.
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.,Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, 17071, Girona, Spain
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de les Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Barbosa DAN, de Oliveira-Souza R, Monte Santo F, de Oliveira Faria AC, Gorgulho AA, De Salles AAF. The hypothalamus at the crossroads of psychopathology and neurosurgery. Neurosurg Focus 2017; 43:E15. [DOI: 10.3171/2017.6.focus17256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The neurosurgical endeavor to treat psychiatric patients may have been part of human history since its beginning. The modern era of psychosurgery can be traced to the heroic attempts of Gottlieb Burckhardt and Egas Moniz to alleviate mental symptoms through the ablation of restricted areas of the frontal lobes in patients with disabling psychiatric illnesses. Thanks to the adaptation of the stereotactic frame to human patients, the ablation of large volumes of brain tissue has been practically abandoned in favor of controlled interventions with discrete targets.Consonant with the role of the hypothalamus in the mediation of the most fundamental approach-avoidance behaviors, some hypothalamic nuclei and regions, in particular, have been selected as targets for the treatment of aggressiveness (posterior hypothalamus), pathological obesity (lateral or ventromedial nuclei), sexual deviations (ventromedial nucleus), and drug dependence (ventromedial nucleus). Some recent improvements in outcomes may have been due to the use of stereotactically guided deep brain stimulation and the change of therapeutic focus from categorical diagnoses (such as schizophrenia) to dimensional symptoms (such as aggressiveness), which are nonspecific in terms of formal diagnosis. However, agreement has never been reached on 2 related issues: 1) the choice of target, based on individual diagnoses; and 2) reliable prediction of outcomes related to individual targets. Despite the lingering controversies on such critical aspects, the experience of the past decades should pave the way for advances in the field. The current failure of pharmacological treatments in a considerable proportion of patients with chronic disabling mental disorders is reminiscent of the state of affairs that prevailed in the years before the early psychosurgical attempts.This article reviews the functional organization of the hypothalamus, the effects of ablation and stimulation of discrete hypothalamic regions, and the stereotactic targets that have most often been used in the treatment of psychopathological and behavioral symptoms; finally, the implications of current and past experience are presented from the perspective of how this fund of knowledge may usefully contribute to the future of hypothalamic psychosurgery.
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- Daniel A. N. Barbosa
- 1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, D’Or Institute for Research and Education
- 2Division of Neurosurgery and
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- 1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, D’Or Institute for Research and Education
- 3Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Gaffrée e Guinle University Hospital, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
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- 1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, D’Or Institute for Research and Education
- 4Intensive Care Unit, Icaraí Hospital, Niteroi, RJ
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- 1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, D’Or Institute for Research and Education
- 3Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Gaffrée e Guinle University Hospital, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
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- 5HCor Neuroscience, São Paulo, Brazil; and
- 6Department of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- 5HCor Neuroscience, São Paulo, Brazil; and
- 6Department of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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Disorders of learning and memory have a large social and economic impact in today's society. Unfortunately, existing medical treatments have shown limited clinical efficacy or potential for modification of the disease course. Deep brain stimulation is a successful treatment for movement disorders and has shown promise in a variety of other diseases including psychiatric disorders. The authors review the potential of neuromodulation for the treatment of disorders of learning and memory. They briefly discuss learning circuitry and its involvement in Alzheimer disease and traumatic brain injury. They then review the literature supporting various targets for neuromodulation to improve memory in animals and humans. Multiple targets including entorhinal cortex, fornix, nucleus basalis of Meynert, basal ganglia, and pedunculopontine nucleus have shown a promising potential for improving dysfunctional memory by mechanisms such as altering firing patterns in neuronal networks underlying memory and increasing synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis. Significant work remains to be done to translate these findings into durable clinical therapies.
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- Sarah K B Bick
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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García-Brito S, Morgado-Bernal I, Biosca-Simon N, Segura-Torres P. Intracranial self-stimulation also facilitates learning in a visual discrimination task in the Morris water maze in rats. Behav Brain Res 2017; 317:360-366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang Q, Kim YC, Narayanan NS. Disease-modifying therapeutic directions for Lewy-Body dementias. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:293. [PMID: 26347604 PMCID: PMC4542461 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is the second leading cause of dementia following Alzheimer's disease (AD) and accounts for up to 25% of all dementia. DLB is distinct from AD in that it involves extensive neuropsychiatric symptoms as well as motor symptoms, leads to enormous societal costs in terms of direct medical care and is associated with high financial and caregiver costs. Although, there are no disease-modifying therapies for DLB, we review several new therapeutic directions in treating DLB. We discuss progress in strategies to decrease the level of alpha-synuclein, to prevent the cell to cell transmission of misfolded alpha-synuclein, and the potential of brain stimulation in DLB.
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- Qiang Zhang
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA ; Physician Scientist Training Program, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA ; Aging Mind and Brain Initiative, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA
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Miller JP, Sweet JA, Bailey CM, Munyon CN, Luders HO, Fastenau PS. Visual-spatial memory may be enhanced with theta burst deep brain stimulation of the fornix: a preliminary investigation with four cases. Brain 2015; 138:1833-42. [PMID: 26106097 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Memory loss after brain injury can be a source of considerable morbidity, but there are presently few therapeutic options for restoring memory function. We have previously demonstrated that burst stimulation of the fornix is able to significantly improve memory in a rodent model of traumatic brain injury. The present study is a preliminary investigation with a small group of cases to explore whether theta burst stimulation of the fornix might improve memory in humans. Four individuals undergoing stereo-electroencephalography evaluation for drug-resistant epilepsy were enrolled. All participants were implanted with an electrode into the proximal fornix and dorsal hippocampal commissure on the language dominant (n = 3) or language non-dominant (n = 1) side, and stimulation of this electrode reliably produced a diffuse evoked potential in the head and body of the ipsilateral hippocampus. Each participant underwent testing of verbal memory (Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test), visual-spatial memory (Medical College of Georgia Complex Figure Test), and visual confrontational naming (Boston Naming Test Short Form) once per day over at least two consecutive days using novel test forms each day. For 50% of the trials, the fornix electrode was continuously stimulated using a burst pattern (200 Hz in 100 ms trains, five trains per second, 100 µs, 7 mA) and was compared with sham stimulation. Participants and examiners were blinded to whether stimulation was active or not, and the order of stimulation was randomized. The small sample size precluded use of inferential statistics; therefore, data were analysed using descriptive statistics and graphic analysis. Burst stimulation of the fornix was not perceived by any of the participants but was associated with a robust reversible improvement in immediate and delayed performance on the Medical College of Georgia Complex Figure Test. There were no apparent differences on either Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test or Boston Naming Test. There was no apparent relationship between performance and side of stimulation (language dominant or non-dominant). There were no complications. Preliminary evidence in this small sample of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy suggests that theta burst stimulation of the fornix may be associated with improvement in visual-spatial memory.
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- Jonathan P Miller
- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3 Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2 Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3 Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- 1 Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Centre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3 Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Sweet JA, Eakin KC, Munyon CN, Miller JP. Improved learning and memory with theta-burst stimulation of the fornix in rat model of traumatic brain injury. Hippocampus 2014; 24:1592-600. [PMID: 25087862 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Learning and memory deficits are a source of considerable morbidity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). We investigated the effect of different patterns of hippocampal stimulation via a fornix electrode on cognitively demanding tasks after TBI. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent fluid-percussion injury and were compared with sham-operated rats. Electrodes were implanted into the fornix and hippocampus, and stimulation of the fornix produced robust evoked potentials in the hippocampus. A 60-s delayed non-match-to-sample (DNMS) swim T-maze was serially performed using four stimulation patterns: no stimulation (No Stim), low-frequency stimulation (LFS, 5 Hz), high-frequency stimulation (HFS, 130 Hz), and theta-burst stimulation (TBS, 200 Hz in 50 ms trains, five trains per second; 60 µA biphasic pulses). In a separate cohort of sham and injured animals, Morris water maze (MWM) was performed with or without TBS. RESULTS In the DNMS swim T-maze, LFS and HFS did not significantly improve performance after TBI. However, there was a significant difference in performance between TBI + No Stim and TBI + TBS groups (P < 0.05) with no significant difference between Sham + No Stim and TBI + TBS. In the MWM, latency in the TBI + TBS group was significantly different from TBI + No Stim starting on day 2 (P < 0.05) and was not different from Sham + No Stim. The TBI + TBS group performed significantly more platform crossings in the probe trial (P < 0.01) and exhibited improved search strategy starting on day 3 (P < 0.05) compared with TBI + No Stim. CONCLUSIONS Deficits in learning and memory after TBI are improved with TBS of the hippocampus. HFS and LFS do not appear to produce as great an effect as TBS.
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- Jennifer A Sweet
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Hardenacke K, Shubina E, Bührle CP, Zapf A, Lenartz D, Klosterkötter J, Visser-Vandewalle V, Kuhn J. Deep brain stimulation as a tool for improving cognitive functioning in Alzheimer's dementia: a systematic review. Front Psychiatry 2013; 4:159. [PMID: 24363647 PMCID: PMC3850165 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established, in selected cases therapeutically effective, non-lesional treatment method delivering current rectangular pulses into dysfunctional brain structures via chronically implanted stimulation electrodes. DBS is a recognized method applied in movement disorders and is increasingly evaluated as a possible therapeutic option for psychiatric diseases such as refractory obsessive-compulsive disorders, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, major depression, and substance-related addiction. Latest research indicates that DBS may be a method for improving cognitive functions in Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Translational data in healthy and AD animals appear to support this notion. Nevertheless, many aspects remain unclear, particularly with regard to the optimal target structure. The objective of this review is to present a systematic overview regarding published research on DBS and cognitive functioning in animal and human studies as well as to provide a systematic overview of the feasibility and efficacy of the treatment. We describe three studies investigating the effects of DBS in patients with dementia, using either the fornix or the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) as a target. In total, we identified 25 animal studies with 10 brain structures being targeted: fornix, NBM, anterior caudate nucleus, dorsal striatum, anterior thalamic nucleus, midline thalamic nuclei, central thalamus, lateral hypothalamus, hippocampus (entorhinal cortex, perforant path), and amygdala. Considering the wide and diverse spectrum of targets, we add to this review a supposition about possible underlying mechanisms of operation and recommendations for further research.
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- Katja Hardenacke
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne , Cologne , Germany
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Kádár E, Huguet G, Aldavert-Vera L, Morgado-Bernal I, Segura-Torres P. Intracranial self stimulation upregulates the expression of synaptic plasticity related genes and Arc protein expression in rat hippocampus. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2013; 12:771-9. [PMID: 23898803 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Post-training lateral hypothalamus (LH) intracranial self stimulation (ICSS) has a reliable enhancing effect on explicit memory formation evaluated in hippocampus-dependent tasks such as the Morris water maze. In this study, the effects of ICSS on gene expression in the hippocampus are examined 4.5 h post treatment by using oligonucleotide microarray and real-time PCR, and by measuring Arc protein levels in the different layers of hippocampal subfields through immunofluorescence. The microarray data analysis resulted in 65 significantly regulated genes in rat ICSS hippocampi compared to sham, including cAMP-mediated signaling as one of the most significantly enriched Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID) functional categories. In particular, expression of CREB-dependent synaptic plasticity related genes (c-Fos, Arc, Bdnf, Ptgs-2 and Crem and Icer) was regulated in a time-dependent manner following treatment administration. Immunofluorescence results showed that ICSS treatment induced a significant increase in Arc protein expression in CA1 and DG hippocampal subfields. This empirical evidence supports our hypothesis that the effect of ICSS on improved or restored memory functions might be mediated by increased hippocampal expression of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity related genes, including Arc protein expression, as neural mechanisms related to memory consolidation.
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- E Kádár
- Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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Suthana N, Fried I. Deep brain stimulation for enhancement of learning and memory. Neuroimage 2013; 85 Pt 3:996-1002. [PMID: 23921099 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as a powerful technique to treat a host of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders from Parkinson's disease and dystonia, to depression, and obsessive compulsive disorder (Benabid et al., 1987; Lang and Lozano, 1998; Davis et al., 1997; Vidailhet et al., 2005; Mayberg et al., 2005; Nuttin et al., 1999). More recently, results suggest that DBS can enhance memory for facts and events that are dependent on the medial temporal lobe (MTL), thus raising the possibility for DBS to be used as a treatment for MTL- related neurological disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, temporal lobe epilepsy, and MTL injuries). In the following review, we summarize key results that show the ability of DBS or cortical surface stimulation to enhance memory. We also discuss current knowledge regarding the temporal specificity, underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of action, and generalization of stimulation's effects on memory. Throughout our discussion, we also propose several future directions that will provide the necessary insight into if and how DBS could be used as a therapeutic treatment for memory disorders.
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- Nanthia Suthana
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine and Semel Institute For Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, USA; Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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Intracranial self-stimulation facilitates active-avoidance retention and induces expression of c-Fos and Nurr1 in rat brain memory systems. Behav Brain Res 2013; 250:46-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hamani C, Nobrega JN. Deep brain stimulation and memory. Expert Rev Med Devices 2013; 10:429-31. [PMID: 23895068 DOI: 10.1586/17434440.2013.811838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Sinha SK, Shrivastava SK. Synthesis, evaluation and molecular dynamics study of some new 4-aminopyridine semicarbazones as an antiamnesic and cognition enhancing agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2013; 21:5451-60. [PMID: 23810675 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 06/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Some new semicarbazones of 4-aminopyridine were synthesized and evaluated for antiamnesic, cognition enhancing and anticholinesterase activities. The results illustrated a significant cognition enhancing effect on elevated plus maze model with a significant reversal of scopolamine-induced amnesia. A significant inhibition in acetycholinesterase (AChE) activity by all the synthesized compounds in specific brain regions that is, prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus was observed. Compound 4APi exhibited significant antiamnesic and cognition enhancing activity which was comparable with standard drug donepezil. Its enzyme kinetic study revealed a non-competitive inhibition of AChE and a competitive inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Docking studies predicted the binding modes of these compounds in AChE active site, which were further processed for molecular dynamics simulation for calculating binding free energies using Molecular Mechanics-Generalized Born Surface Area (MM/GBSA). All the computational study confirmed their consensual interaction with AChE justifying the experimental outcome.
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- Saurabh K Sinha
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P. 221005, India
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Sinha SK, Shrivastava SK. Design, synthesis and evaluation of some new 4-aminopyridine derivatives in learning and memory. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 23:2984-9. [PMID: 23562059 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Revised: 02/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Some new anilide and imide derivatives of 4-aminopyridine (4AP) were synthesized and evaluated against antiamnesic, cognition enhancing and anticholinesterase activity through their respective in vitro and in vivo models. These newly synthesized derivatives have illustrated an enhanced cognition effect on elevated plus maze model and also demonstrated a significant reversal in scopolamine-induced amnesia in same model. The IC50 value of synthesized compounds showed maximum activity of 4APMb compared to standard drug donepezil and other derivatives, whereas its enzyme kinetic study revealed a non-competitive inhibition of acetycholinesterase (AChE) and a competetive inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Significant inhibitions in AChE activity by all the synthesized compounds were found in specific brain regions that is prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus. The docking study confirmed their consensual interaction with AChE, showed an affinity and binding with the key peripheral anionic site residues Trp-286, Tyr-124 and Tyr-341 of AChE.
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- Saurabh K Sinha
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221005, India
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Hamani C, Temel Y. Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disease: Contributions and Validity of Animal Models. Sci Transl Med 2012; 4:142rv8. [DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Suthana N, Haneef Z, Stern J, Mukamel R, Behnke E, Knowlton B, Fried I. Memory enhancement and deep-brain stimulation of the entorhinal area. N Engl J Med 2012; 366:502-10. [PMID: 22316444 PMCID: PMC3447081 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1107212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The medial temporal structures, including the hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex, are critical for the ability to transform daily experience into lasting memories. We tested the hypothesis that deep-brain stimulation of the hippocampus or entorhinal cortex alters memory performance. METHODS We implanted intracranial depth electrodes in seven subjects to identify seizure-onset zones for subsequent epilepsy surgery. The subjects completed a spatial learning task during which they learned destinations within virtual environments. During half the learning trials, focal electrical stimulation was given below the threshold that elicits an afterdischarge (i.e., a neuronal discharge that occurs after termination of the stimulus). RESULTS Entorhinal stimulation applied while the subjects learned locations of landmarks enhanced their subsequent memory of these locations: the subjects reached these landmarks more quickly and by shorter routes, as compared with locations learned without stimulation. Entorhinal stimulation also resulted in a resetting of the phase of the theta rhythm, as shown on the hippocampal electroencephalogram. Direct hippocampal stimulation was not effective. In this small series, no adverse events associated with the procedure were observed. CONCLUSIONS Stimulation of the entorhinal region enhanced memory of spatial information when applied during learning. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Dana Foundation.).
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- Nanthia Suthana
- Department of Neurosurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine and Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7039, USA
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Sinha SK, Shrivastava SK. Synthesis and evaluation of some new 4-aminopyridine derivatives as a potent antiamnesic and cognition enhancing drugs. Med Chem Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00044-012-9982-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kadar E, Aldavert-Vera L, Huguet G, Costa-Miserachs D, Morgado-Bernal I, Segura-Torres P. Intracranial self-stimulation induces expression of learning and memory-related genes in rat amygdala. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2010; 10:69-77. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00609.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ojha R, Sahu AN, Muruganandam A, Singh GK, Krishnamurthy S. Asparagus recemosus enhances memory and protects against amnesia in rodent models. Brain Cogn 2010; 74:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Revised: 05/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Hamani C, Dubiela FP, Soares JCK, Shin D, Bittencourt S, Covolan L, Carlen PL, Laxton AW, Hodaie M, Stone SSD, Ha Y, Hutchison WD, Lozano AM, Mello LE, Oliveira MGM. Anterior thalamus deep brain stimulation at high current impairs memory in rats. Exp Neurol 2010; 225:154-62. [PMID: 20558163 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2010] [Revised: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior thalamic nucleus (AN), an important relay in the circuitry of memory, is currently being proposed as a treatment for epilepsy. Despite the encouraging results with the use of this therapy, potential benefits and adverse effects are yet to be determined. We show that AN stimulation at relatively high current disrupted the acquisition of contextual fear conditioning and impaired performance on a spatial alternating task in rats. This has not been observed at parameters generating a charge density that approximated the one used in clinical practice. At settings that impaired behavior, AN stimulation induced a functional depolarization block nearby the electrode, increased c-Fos expression in cerebral regions projecting to and receiving projections from the AN, and influenced hippocampal activity. This suggests that complex mechanisms might be involved in the effects of AN DBS, including a local target inactivation and the modulation of structures at a distance. Though translating data from animals to humans has to be considered with caution, our study underscores the need for carefully monitoring memory function while selecting stimulation parameters during the clinical evaluation of AN DBS.
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- Clement Hamani
- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Ettrup KS, Sørensen JC, Bjarkam CR. The anatomy of the Göttingen minipig hypothalamus. J Chem Neuroanat 2010; 39:151-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Intracranial self-stimulation recovers learning and memory capacity in basolateral amygdala-damaged rats. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2010; 93:117-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/09/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Intracranial self-stimulation to the lateral hypothalamus, a memory improving treatment, results in hippocampal changes in gene expression. Neuroscience 2009; 162:359-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hu R, Eskandar E, Williams Z. Role of deep brain stimulation in modulating memory formation and recall. Neurosurg Focus 2009; 27:E3. [PMID: 19569891 DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.focus0975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become an increasingly popular tool for treating a variety of medically refractory neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson disease, essential tremor, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Several targets have been identified for ablation or stimulation based on their anatomical location and presumed function. Areas such as the subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus, for example, are believed to play a key role in motor control and execution, and they are commonly used in the treatment of motor disorders. Limbic structures such as the cingulate cortex and ventral striatum, believed to be important in motivation, emotion, and higher cognition, have also been targeted for treatment of a number of psychiatric disorders. In all of these settings, DBS is largely aimed at addressing the deleterious aspects of these diseases. In Parkinson disease, for example, DBS has been used to reduce rigidity and tremor, whereas in obsessive-compulsive disorder it has been used to limit compulsive behavior. More recently, however, attention has also turned to the potential use of DBS for enhancing or improving otherwise nonpathological aspects of cognitive function. This review explores the potential role of DBS in augmenting memory formation and recall, and the authors discuss recent studies and future trends in this emerging field.
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- Rollin Hu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Ruiz-Medina J, Morgado-Bernal I, Redolar-Ripoll D, Aldavert-Vera L, Segura-Torres P. Intracranial self-stimulation facilitates a spatial learning and memory task in the Morris water maze. Neuroscience 2008; 154:424-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Intracranial self-stimulation improves memory consolidation in rats with little training. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2008; 89:574-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2007.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2007] [Revised: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hamani C, McAndrews MP, Cohn M, Oh M, Zumsteg D, Shapiro CM, Wennberg RA, Lozano AM. Memory enhancement induced by hypothalamic/fornix deep brain stimulation. Ann Neurol 2008; 63:119-23. [PMID: 18232017 DOI: 10.1002/ana.21295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bilateral hypothalamic deep brain stimulation was performed to treat a patient with morbid obesity. We observed, quite unexpectedly, that stimulation evoked detailed autobiographical memories. Associative memory tasks conducted in a double-blinded "on" versus "off" manner demonstrated that stimulation increased recollection but not familiarity-based recognition, indicating a functional engagement of the hippocampus. Electroencephalographic source localization showed that hypothalamic deep brain stimulation drove activity in mesial temporal lobe structures. This shows that hypothalamic stimulation in this patient modulates limbic activity and improves certain memory functions.
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- Clement Hamani
- Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Soriano-Mas C, Redolar-Ripoll D, Guillazo-Blanch G, Morgado-Bernal I, Segura-Torres P. Intracranial self-stimulation after memory reactivation: Immediate and late effects. Brain Res Bull 2007; 74:51-7. [PMID: 17683789 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 05/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To assess whether intracranial self-stimulation (SS) given after memory reactivation could improve memory retrieval, we tested the immediate (Experiment 1) and late (24 h; Experiment 2) effects of an SS treatment on the retrieval of a two-way active avoidance conditioning in Wistar rats. Memory was reactivated 24 h after training and the reminder (Rm) used consisted of a 3 s exposure to the conditioned stimulus (a tone) in the same context as in the original learning. SS treatment (2500 trains at 100% of each rat's optimal intensity) was administered immediately afterwards. No significant differences between SS-treated and control groups were observed when the retrieval was tested immediately after the SS treatment with or without memory reactivation. However, retrieval was improved when tested 24 h after SS treatment alone or after the reminder exposure alone. The greatest improvement in avoidance was observed when both treatments were given together, that is, when the SS treatment was administered immediately after memory reactivation. Moreover, there were no significant statistical interactions between the effect of SS treatment and the ones of memory reactivation in any of both experiments. The present results show that the effect of an immediate SS treatment can be added to the ones of memory reactivation causing a strong long-term facilitation of memory retrieval.
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- Carles Soriano-Mas
- Unitat de Psicobiologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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