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Teh KL, Sibille J, Gehr C, Kremkow J. Retinal waves align the concentric orientation map in mouse superior colliculus to the center of vision. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf4240. [PMID: 37172095 PMCID: PMC10181181 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf4240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Neurons in the mouse superior colliculus (SC) are arranged in a concentric orientation map, which is aligned to the center of vision and the optic flow experienced by the mouse. The origin of this map remains unclear. Here, we propose that spontaneous retinal waves during development provide a scaffold to establish the concentric orientation map within the SC and its alignment to the optic flow. We test this hypothesis by modeling the orientation-tuned SC neurons that receive ON/OFF retinal inputs. Our model suggests that the propagation direction bias of stage III retinal waves, together with OFF-delayed responses, shapes the spatial organization of the orientation map. The OFF delay establishes orientation-tuned neurons by segregating their ON/OFF receptive subfields, the wave-like activities form the concentric pattern, and the direction biases align the map to the center of vision. Together, retinal waves may play an instructive role in establishing functional properties of single SC neurons and their spatial organization within maps.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kai Lun Teh
- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany
- Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany
- Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany
- Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany
- Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstraße 13, Berlin 10115, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
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ON/OFF domains shape receptive field structure in mouse visual cortex. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2466. [PMID: 35513375 PMCID: PMC9072422 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29999-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In higher mammals, thalamic afferents to primary visual cortex (area V1) segregate according to their responses to increases (ON) or decreases (OFF) in luminance. This organization induces columnar, ON/OFF domains postulated to provide a scaffold for the emergence of orientation tuning. To further test this idea, we asked whether ON/OFF domains exist in mouse V1. Here we show that mouse V1 is indeed parceled into ON/OFF domains. Interestingly, fluctuations in the relative density of ON/OFF neurons on the cortical surface mirror fluctuations in the relative density of ON/OFF receptive field centers on the visual field. Moreover, the local diversity of cortical receptive fields is explained by a model in which neurons linearly combine a small number of ON and OFF signals available in their cortical neighborhoods. These findings suggest that ON/OFF domains originate in fluctuations of the balance between ON/OFF responses across the visual field which, in turn, shapes the structure of cortical receptive fields. Neurons in the early visual system respond preferentially to the onset or offset of light. Here the authors show that ON/OFF responses cluster in the mouse primary visual cortex, shaping the receptive fields of cortical cells.
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Schneider M, Broggini AC, Dann B, Tzanou A, Uran C, Sheshadri S, Scherberger H, Vinck M. A mechanism for inter-areal coherence through communication based on connectivity and oscillatory power. Neuron 2021; 109:4050-4067.e12. [PMID: 34637706 PMCID: PMC8691951 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inter-areal coherence between field potentials is a widespread phenomenon in cortex. Coherence has been hypothesized to reflect phase-synchronization between oscillators and flexibly gate communication according to behavioral and cognitive demands. We reveal an alternative mechanism where coherence is not the cause but the consequence of communication and naturally emerges because spiking activity in a sending area causes post-synaptic potentials both in the same and in other areas. Consequently, coherence depends in a lawful manner on power and phase-locking in the sender and connectivity. Changes in oscillatory power explained prominent changes in fronto-parietal and LGN-V1 coherence across behavioral conditions. Optogenetic experiments and excitatory-inhibitory network simulations identified afferent synaptic inputs rather than spiking entrainment as the principal determinant of coherence. These findings suggest that unique spectral profiles of different brain areas automatically give rise to large-scale coherence patterns that follow anatomical connectivity and continuously reconfigure as a function of behavior and cognition.
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- Marius Schneider
- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroinformatics, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Faculty of Biology and Psychology, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany
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- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Department of Neuroinformatics, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6525 Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Niell CM, Scanziani M. How Cortical Circuits Implement Cortical Computations: Mouse Visual Cortex as a Model. Annu Rev Neurosci 2021; 44:517-546. [PMID: 33914591 PMCID: PMC9925090 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-102320-085825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The mouse, as a model organism to study the brain, gives us unprecedented experimental access to the mammalian cerebral cortex. By determining the cortex's cellular composition, revealing the interaction between its different components, and systematically perturbing these components, we are obtaining mechanistic insight into some of the most basic properties of cortical function. In this review, we describe recent advances in our understanding of how circuits of cortical neurons implement computations, as revealed by the study of mouse primary visual cortex. Further, we discuss how studying the mouse has broadened our understanding of the range of computations performed by visual cortex. Finally, we address how future approaches will fulfill the promise of the mouse in elucidating fundamental operations of cortex.
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- Cristopher M. Niell
- Department of Biology and Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA;
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