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Gautam D, Shields A, Krepps E, Ummear Raza M, Sivarao DV. Click train elicited local gamma synchrony: differing performance and pharmacological responsivity of primary auditory and prefrontal cortices. Brain Res 2024; 1841:149091. [PMID: 38897535 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149091] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Auditory neural networks in the brain naturally entrain to rhythmic stimuli. Such synchronization is an accessible index of local network performance as captured by EEG. Across species, click trains delivered ∼ 40 Hz show strong entrainment with primary auditory cortex (Actx) being a principal source. Imaging studies have revealed additional cortical sources, but it is unclear if they are functionally distinct. Since auditory processing evolves hierarchically, we hypothesized that local synchrony would differ between between primary and association cortices. In female SD rats (N = 12), we recorded 40 Hz click train-elicited gamma oscillations using epidural electrodes situated at two distinct sites; one above the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and another above the Actx, after dosing with saline (1 ml/kg, sc) or the NMDA antagonist, MK801 (0.025, 0.05 or 0.1 mpk), in a blocked crossover design. Post-saline, both regions showed a strong 40 Hz auditory steady state response (ASSR). The latencies for the N1 response were ∼ 16 ms (Actx) and ∼ 34 ms (PFC). Narrow band (38-42 Hz) gamma oscillations appeared rapidly (<40 ms from stim onset at Actx but in a more delayed fashion (∼200 ms) at PFC. MK801 augmented gamma synchrony at Actx while dose-dependently disrupting at the PFC. Event-related gamma (but not beta) coherence, an index of long-distance connectivity, was disrupted by MK801. In conclusion, local network gamma synchrony in a higher order association cortex performs differently from that of the primary auditory cortex. We discuss these findings in the context of evolving sound processing across the cortical hierarchy.
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- Deepshila Gautam
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States.
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Modulation of circuit oscillations in the rat anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in vitro by mGlu2 metabotropic glutamate receptors and alleviation of the effects of phencyclidine-induced NMDA-receptor hypofunction. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2023; 223:173532. [PMID: 36822254 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2023.173532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
Abstract
Aberrant cortical oscillations in the beta and gamma range are associated with symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions. We have thus investigated the ability of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in vitro to generate beta and gamma oscillations, and how these are affected by Group II metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor activation and blockade of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Activation of Group II mGlu receptors, and mGlu2 specifically, with orthosteric agonists reduced the power of both beta and gamma oscillations in ACC without a significant effect on oscillation peak frequencies. The NMDA receptor blocker phencyclidine (PCP), known to evoke certain schizophrenia-like symptoms in humans, elevated the power of beta oscillations in ACC and caused a shift in oscillation frequency from the gamma range to the beta range. These enhanced beta oscillations were reduced by the Group II mGlu receptor agonists. These results show that Group II mGlu receptors, and specifically mGlu2, modulate network oscillations. Furthermore, attenuation of the effect of PCP suggests that mGlu2 receptors may stabilise aberrant network activity. These results underline the importance of Group II mGlu receptors, and particularly mGlu2, as targets for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Tagawa M, Takei Y, Kato Y, Suto T, Hironaga N, Ohki T, Takahashi Y, Fujihara K, Sakurai N, Ujita K, Tsushima Y, Fukuda M. Disrupted local beta band networks in schizophrenia revealed through graph analysis: A magnetoencephalography study. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2022; 76:309-320. [PMID: 35397141 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Schizophrenia (SZ) is characterized by psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment, and is hypothesized to be a 'dysconnection' syndrome due to abnormal neural network formation. Although numerous studies have helped elucidate the pathophysiology of SZ, many aspects of the mechanism underlying psychotic symptoms remain unknown. This study used graph theory analysis to evaluate the characteristics of the resting-state network (RSN) in terms of microscale and macroscale indices, and to identify candidates as potential biomarkers of SZ. Specifically, we discriminated topological characteristics in the frequency domain and investigated them in the context of psychotic symptoms in patients with SZ. METHODS We performed graph theory analysis of electrophysiological RSN data using magnetoencephalography to compare topological characteristics represented by microscale (degree centrality and clustering coefficient) and macroscale (global efficiency, local efficiency, and small-worldness) indices in 29 patients with SZ and 38 healthy controls. In addition, we investigated the aberrant topological characteristics of the RSN in patients with SZ and their relationship with SZ symptoms. RESULTS SZ was associated with a decreased clustering coefficient, local efficiency, and small-worldness, especially in the high beta band. In addition, macroscale changes in the low beta band are closely associated with negative symptoms. CONCLUSIONS The local networks of patients with SZ may disintegrate at both the microscale and macroscale levels, mainly in the beta band. Adopting an electrophysiological perspective of SZ as a failure to form local networks in the beta band will provide deeper insights into the pathophysiology of SZ as a 'dysconnection' syndrome.
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- Minami Tagawa
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.,Gunma Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.,Tsutsuji Mental Hospital, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Brain Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.,Department of Genetic and Behavioral Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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Yan T, Suzuki K, Kameda S, Maeda M, Mihara T, Hirata M. Electrocorticographic effects of acute ketamine on non-human primate brains. J Neural Eng 2022; 19. [PMID: 35354131 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac6293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Acute blockade of glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors by ketamine induces symptoms and electrophysiological changes similar to schizophrenia. Previous studies have shown that ketamine elicits aberrant gamma oscillations in several cortical areas and impairs coupling strength between the low-frequency phase and fast frequency amplitude (PAC), which plays an important role in integrating functional information. APPROACH This study utilized a customized wireless electrocorticography (ECoG) recording device to collect subdural signals from the somatosensory and primary auditory cortices in two monkeys. Ketamine was administered at a dose of 3 mg/kg (intramuscular) or 0.56 mg/kg (intravenous) to elicit brain oscillation reactions. We analyzed the raw data using methods such as power spectral density, time-frequency spectra, and PAC. MAIN RESULTS Acute ketamine triggered broadband gamma and high gamma oscillation power and decreased lower frequencies. The effect was stronger in the primary auditory cortex than in the somatosensory area. The coupling strength between the low phase of theta and the faster amplitude of gamma/high gamma bands was increased by a lower dose (0.56 mg/kg iv) and decreased with a higher dose (3 mg/kg im) ketamine. SIGNIFICANCE Our results showed that lower and higher doses of ketamine elicited differential effects on theta-gamma PAC. These findings support the utility of ECoG models as a translational platform for pharmacodynamic research in future research.
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- Tianfang Yan
- Department of Neurological Diagnosis and Restoration, Osaka University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, JAPAN
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- Nihon Kohden Corp, Kusunokidai 1-1-6, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0037, JAPAN
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- Department of Neurological Diagnosis and Restoration, Osaka University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita, 565-0871, JAPAN
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs, Astellas Pharma Inc, Miyukigaoka 2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, Ibrakai, 305-8585, JAPAN
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Astellas Pharma Inc, Miyukigaoka 2-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8585, JAPAN
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- Department of Neurological Diagnosis and Restoration, Osaka University Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, JAPAN
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Plataki ME, Diskos K, Sougklakos C, Velissariou M, Georgilis A, Stavroulaki V, Sidiropoulou K. Effect of Neonatal Treatment With the NMDA Receptor Antagonist, MK-801, During Different Temporal Windows of Postnatal Period in Adult Prefrontal Cortical and Hippocampal Function. Front Behav Neurosci 2021; 15:689193. [PMID: 34177484 PMCID: PMC8230549 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.689193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The neonatal MK-801 model of schizophrenia has been developed based on the neurodevelopmental and NMDA receptor hypofunction hypotheses of schizophrenia. This animal model is generated with the use of the NMDA receptor antagonist, MK-801, during different temporal windows of postnatal life of rodents leading to behavioral defects in adulthood. However, no studies have examined the role of specific postnatal time periods in the neonatal MK-801 (nMK-801) rodent model and the resulting behavioral and neurobiological effects. Thus, the goal of this study is to systematically investigate the role of NMDA hypofunction, during specific temporal windows in postnatal life on different cognitive and social behavioral paradigms, as well as various neurobiological effects during adulthood. Both female and male mice were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with MK-801 during postnatal days 7-14 (p7-14) or 11-15 (p11-15). Control mice were injected with saline during the respective time period. In adulthood, mice were tested in various cognitive and social behavioral tasks. Mice nMK-801-treated on p7-14 show impaired performance in the novel object, object-to-place, and temporal order object recognition (TOR) tasks, the sociability test, and contextual fear extinction. Mice nMK-801-treated on p11-15 only affects performance in the TOR task, the social memory test, and contextual fear extinction. No differences were identified in the expression of NMDA receptor subunits, the synapsin or PSD-95 proteins, either in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) or the hippocampus (HPC), brain regions significantly affected in schizophrenia. The number of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing cells is significantly reduced in the PFC, but not in the HPC, of nMK-801-treated mice on p7-14 compared to their controls. No differences in PV-expressing cells (PFC or HPC) were identified in nMK-801-treated mice on p11-15. We further examined PFC function by recording spontaneous activity in a solution that allows up state generation. We find that the frequency of up states is significantly reduced in both nMK-801-treated mice on p7-14 and p11-15 compared to saline-treated mice. Furthermore, we find adaptations in the gamma and high gamma activity in nMK-801-treated mice. In conclusion, our results show that MK-801 treatment during specific postnatal temporal windows has differential effects on cognitive and social behaviors, as well as on underlying neurobiological substrates.
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- Maria E Plataki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.,Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.,Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.,Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
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Aguilar DD, Radzik LK, Schiffino FL, Folorunso OO, Zielinski MR, Coyle JT, Balu DT, McNally JM. Altered neural oscillations and behavior in a genetic mouse model of NMDA receptor hypofunction. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9031. [PMID: 33907230 PMCID: PMC8079688 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88428-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Abnormalities in electroencephalographic (EEG) biomarkers occur in patients with schizophrenia and those clinically at high risk for transition to psychosis and are associated with cognitive impairment. Converging evidence suggests N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction plays a central role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and likely contributes to biomarker impairments. Thus, characterizing these biomarkers is of significant interest for early diagnosis of schizophrenia and development of novel treatments. We utilized in vivo EEG recordings and behavioral analyses to perform a battery of electrophysiological biomarkers in an established model of chronic NMDAR hypofunction, serine racemase knockout (SRKO) mice, and their wild-type littermates. SRKO mice displayed impairments in investigation-elicited gamma power that corresponded with reduced short-term social recognition and enhanced background (pre-investigation) gamma activity. Additionally, SRKO mice exhibited sensory gating impairments in both evoked-gamma power and event-related potential amplitude. However, other biomarkers including the auditory steady-state response, sleep spindles, and state-specific power spectral density were generally neurotypical. In conclusion, SRKO mice demonstrate how chronic NMDAR hypofunction contributes to deficits in certain translationally-relevant EEG biomarkers altered in schizophrenia. Importantly, our gamma band findings suggest an aberrant signal-to-noise ratio impairing cognition that occurs with NMDAR hypofunction, potentially tied to impaired task-dependent alteration in functional connectivity.
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- David D Aguilar
- VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Stonehill College, Easton, MA, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Laboratory of Psychiatric and Molecular Neuroscience, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Translational Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Soltani Zangbar H, Shahabi P, Seyedi Vafaee M, Ghadiri T, Ebrahimi Kalan A, Fallahi S, Ghorbani M, Jafarzadehgharehziaaddin M. Hippocampal neurodegeneration and rhythms mirror each other during acute spinal cord injury in male rats. Brain Res Bull 2021; 172:31-42. [PMID: 33848614 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), triggers neurodegenerative changes in the spinal cord, and simultaneously alters oscillatory manifestations of motor cortex. However, these disturbances may not be limited to motor areas and other parts such as hippocampus, which is vital in the neurogenesis and cognitive function, may be affected in the neurogenic and oscillatory manners. Addressing this remarkable complication of SCI, we evaluated the hippocampal neurogenesis and rhythms through acute phase of SCI. In the present study, we used 40 male rats (Sham.W1 = 10, SCI.W1 = 10, Sham.W2 = 10, SCI.W2 = 10), and findings revealed that contusive SCI declines hippocampal rhythms (Delta, Theta, Beta, Gamma) power and max-frequency. Also, there was a significant decrease in the DCX + and BrdU + cells of the dentate gyrus; correlated significantly with rhythms power decline. Considering the TUNEL assay analysis, there were significantly greater apoptotic cells, in the CA1, CA3, and DG regions of injured animals. Furthermore, according to the western blotting analysis, the expression of receptors (NMDA, GABAA, Muscarinic1), which are essential in the neurogenesis and generation of rhythms significantly attenuated following SCI. Our study demonstrated that acute SCI, alters the power and max-frequency of hippocampal rhythms parallel with changes in the hippocampal neurogenesis, apoptosis, and receptors expression.
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- Hamid Soltani Zangbar
- Department of Neuroscience and Cognition, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Neurosciences Research Centre (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Neurosciences Research Centre (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cognition, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cognition, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Olteanu C, Habibollahi F, French C. Effects of Several Classes of Voltage-Gated Ion Channel Conductances on Gamma and Theta Oscillations in a Hippocampal Microcircuit Model. Front Comput Neurosci 2021; 15:630271. [PMID: 33867962 PMCID: PMC8049632 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2021.630271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Gamma and theta oscillations have been functionally associated with cognitive processes, such as learning and memory. Synaptic conductances play an important role in the generation of intrinsic network rhythmicity, but few studies have examined the effects of voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) on these rhythms. In this report, we have used a pyramidal-interneuron-gamma (PING) network consisting of excitatory pyramidal cells and two types of inhibitory interneurons. We have constructed a conductance-based neural network incorporating a persistent sodium current (INaP), a delayed rectifier potassium current (IKDR), a inactivating potassium current (IA) and a hyperpolarization-activated current (IH). We have investigated the effects of several conductances on network theta and gamma frequency oscillations. Variation of all conductances of interest changed network rhythmicity. Theta power was altered by all conductances tested. Gamma rhythmogenesis was dependent on IA and IH. The IKDR currents in excitatory pyramidal cells as well as both types of inhibitory interneurons were essential for theta rhythmogenesis and altered gamma rhythm properties. Increasing INaP suppressed both gamma and theta rhythms. Addition of noise did not alter these patterns. Our findings suggest that VGICs strongly affect brain network rhythms. Further investigations in vivo will be of great interest, including potential effects on neural function and cognition.
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- Chris Olteanu
- Melbourne Brain Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Melbourne Brain Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Javitt DC, Siegel SJ, Spencer KM, Mathalon DH, Hong LE, Martinez A, Ehlers CL, Abbas AI, Teichert T, Lakatos P, Womelsdorf T. A roadmap for development of neuro-oscillations as translational biomarkers for treatment development in neuropsychopharmacology. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020; 45:1411-1422. [PMID: 32375159 PMCID: PMC7360555 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0697-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
New treatment development for psychiatric disorders depends critically upon the development of physiological measures that can accurately translate between preclinical animal models and clinical human studies. Such measures can be used both as stratification biomarkers to define pathophysiologically homogeneous patient populations and as target engagement biomarkers to verify similarity of effects across preclinical and clinical intervention. Traditional "time-domain" event-related potentials (ERP) have been used translationally to date but are limited by the significant differences in timing and distribution across rodent, monkey and human studies. By contrast, neuro-oscillatory responses, analyzed within the "time-frequency" domain, are relatively preserved across species permitting more precise translational comparisons. Moreover, neuro-oscillatory responses are increasingly being mapped to local circuit mechanisms and may be useful for investigating effects of both pharmacological and neuromodulatory interventions on excitatory/inhibitory balance. The present paper provides a roadmap for development of neuro-oscillatory responses as translational biomarkers in neuropsychiatric treatment development.
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- Daniel C Javitt
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Schizophrenia Research Division, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, 10954, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02130, USA
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- VA San Francisco Healthcare System, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Schizophrenia Research Division, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, 10954, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Schizophrenia Research Division, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, 10954, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37203, USA
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Yamazaki M, Honda S, Tamaki K, Irie M, Mihara T. Effects of (+)-bicuculline, a GABAa receptor antagonist, on auditory steady state response in free-moving rats. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236363. [PMID: 32706815 PMCID: PMC7380603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Auditory steady-state responses (ASSRs) are states in which the electrical activity of the brain reacts steadily to repeated auditory stimuli. They are known to be useful for testing the functional integrity of neural circuits in the cortex, as well as for their capacity to generate synchronous activity in both human and animal models. Furthermore, abnormal gamma oscillations on ASSR are typically observed in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). Changes in neural synchrony may reflect aberrations in cortical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission. However, GABA’s impact and effects related to ASSR are still unclear. Here, we examined the effect of a GABAa receptor antagonist, (+)-bicuculline, on ASSR in free-moving rats. (+)-Bicuculline (1, 2 and 4 mg/kg, sc) markedly and dose-dependently reduced ASSR signals, consistent with current hypotheses. In particular, (+)-bicuculline significantly reduced event-related spectral perturbations (ERSPs) at 2 and 4 mg/kg between 10 and 30 minutes post-dose. Further, bicuculline (2 and 4 mg/kg) significantly and dose-dependently increased baseline gamma power. Furthermore, the occurrence of convulsions was consistent with the drug’s pharmacokinetics. For example, high doses of (+)-bicuculline such as those greater than 880 ng/g in the brain induced convulsion. Additionally, time-dependent changes in ERSP with (+)-bicuculline were observed in accordance with drug concentration. This study partially unraveled the contribution of GABAa receptor signals to the generation of ASSR.
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- Mayako Yamazaki
- Department of Neuroscience, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Analysis & Pharmacokinetics Research Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
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Hirano S, Spencer KM, Onitsuka T, Hirano Y. Language-Related Neurophysiological Deficits in Schizophrenia. Clin EEG Neurosci 2020; 51:222-233. [PMID: 31741393 DOI: 10.1177/1550059419886686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder that affects all aspects of one's life with several cognitive and social dysfunctions. However, there is still no objective and universal index for diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Many researchers have studied language processing in schizophrenia since most of the patients show symptoms related to language processing, such as thought disorder, auditory verbal hallucinations, or delusions. Electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) with millisecond order high temporal resolution, have been applied to reveal the abnormalities in language processing in schizophrenia. The aims of this review are (a) to provide an overview of recent findings in language processing in schizophrenia with EEG and MEG using neurophysiological indices, providing insights into underlying language related pathophysiological deficits in this disease and (b) to emphasize the advantage of EEG and MEG in research on language processing in schizophrenia.
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- Shogo Hirano
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan.,Neural Dynamics Laboratory, Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Neural Dynamics Laboratory, Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan.,Neural Dynamics Laboratory, Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Baroni F, Morillon B, Trébuchon A, Liégeois-Chauvel C, Olasagasti I, Giraud AL. Converging intracortical signatures of two separated processing timescales in human early auditory cortex. Neuroimage 2020; 218:116882. [PMID: 32439539 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116882] [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: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Neural oscillations in auditory cortex are argued to support parsing and representing speech constituents at their corresponding temporal scales. Yet, how incoming sensory information interacts with ongoing spontaneous brain activity, what features of the neuronal microcircuitry underlie spontaneous and stimulus-evoked spectral fingerprints, and what these fingerprints entail for stimulus encoding, remain largely open questions. We used a combination of human invasive electrophysiology, computational modeling and decoding techniques to assess the information encoding properties of brain activity and to relate them to a plausible underlying neuronal microarchitecture. We analyzed intracortical auditory EEG activity from 10 patients while they were listening to short sentences. Pre-stimulus neural activity in early auditory cortical regions often exhibited power spectra with a shoulder in the delta range and a small bump in the beta range. Speech decreased power in the beta range, and increased power in the delta-theta and gamma ranges. Using multivariate machine learning techniques, we assessed the spectral profile of information content for two aspects of speech processing: detection and discrimination. We obtained better phase than power information decoding, and a bimodal spectral profile of information content with better decoding at low (delta-theta) and high (gamma) frequencies than at intermediate (beta) frequencies. These experimental data were reproduced by a simple rate model made of two subnetworks with different timescales, each composed of coupled excitatory and inhibitory units, and connected via a negative feedback loop. Modeling and experimental results were similar in terms of pre-stimulus spectral profile (except for the iEEG beta bump), spectral modulations with speech, and spectral profile of information content. Altogether, we provide converging evidence from both univariate spectral analysis and decoding approaches for a dual timescale processing infrastructure in human auditory cortex, and show that it is consistent with the dynamics of a simple rate model.
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- Fabiano Baroni
- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Aix Marseille Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Neurosciences des Systémes (INS), Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Neurosciences des Systémes (INS), Marseille, France; Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology Department, Timone Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut de Neurosciences des Systémes (INS), Marseille, France; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Neuroscience, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Sanfratello L, Houck JM, Calhoun VD. Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Schizophrenia with Magnetoencephalography and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Do Different Timescales Tell a Different Story? Brain Connect 2019; 9:251-262. [PMID: 30632385 DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The importance of how brain networks function together to create brain states has become increasingly recognized. Therefore, an investigation of eyes-open resting-state dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) of healthy controls (HC) versus that of schizophrenia patients (SP) via both functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and a novel magnetoencephalography (MEG) pipeline was completed. The fMRI analysis used a spatial independent component analysis (ICA) to determine the networks on which the dFNC was based. The MEG analysis utilized a source space activity estimate (minimum norm estimate [MNE]/dynamic statistical parametric mapping [dSPM]) whose result was the input to a spatial ICA, on which the networks of the MEG dFNC were based. We found that dFNC measures reveal significant differences between HC and SP, which depended on the imaging modality. Consistent with previous findings, a dFNC analysis predicated on fMRI data revealed HC and SP remain in different overall brain states (defined by a k-means clustering of network correlations) for significantly different periods of time, with SP spending less time in a highly connected state. The MEG dFNC, in contrast, revealed group differences in more global statistics: SP changed between meta-states (k-means cluster states that are allowed to overlap in time) significantly more often and to states that were more different, relative to HC. MEG dFNC also revealed a highly connected state where a significant difference was observed in interindividual variability, with greater variability among SP. Overall, our results show that fMRI and MEG reveal between-group functional connectivity differences in distinct ways, highlighting the utility of using each of the modalities individually, or potentially a combination of modalities, to better inform our understanding of disorders such as schizophrenia.
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- 1 The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,2 Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- 1 The Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,2 Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.,3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Sanfratello L, Houck J, Calhoun V. Relationship between MEG global dynamic functional network connectivity measures and symptoms in schizophrenia. Schizophr Res 2019; 209:129-134. [PMID: 31130399 PMCID: PMC6661190 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
An investigation of differences in dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) of healthy controls (HC) versus that of schizophrenia patients (SP) was completed, using eyes-open resting state MEG data. The MEG analysis utilized a source-space activity estimate (MNE/dSPM) whose result was the input to a group spatial independent component analysis (ICA), on which the networks of our MEG dFNC analysis were based. We have previously reported that our MEG dFNC revealed that SP change between brain meta-states (repeating patterns of network correlations which are allowed to overlap in time) significantly more often and to states which are more different, relative to HC. Here, we extend our previous work to investigate the relationship between symptomology in SP and four meta-state metrics. We found a significant correlation between positive symptoms and the two meta-state metrics which showed significant differences between HC and SP. These two statistics quantified 1) how often individuals change state and 2) the total distance traveled within the state-space. We additionally found that a clustering of the meta-state metrics divides SP into groups which vary in symptomology. These results indicate specific relationships between symptomology and brain function for SP.
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- The Mind Research Network,The University of New Mexico
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- The Mind Research Network,The University of New Mexico
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Kozono N, Honda S, Tada M, Kirihara K, Zhao Z, Jinde S, Uka T, Yamada H, Matsumoto M, Kasai K, Mihara T. Auditory Steady State Response; nature and utility as a translational science tool. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8454. [PMID: 31186500 PMCID: PMC6560088 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44936-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The auditory steady-state response (ASSR) has been used to detect auditory processing deficits in patients with psychiatric disorders. However, the methodology of ASSR recording from the brain surface has not been standardized in preclinical studies, limiting its use as a translational biomarker. The sites of maximal ASSR in humans are the vertex and/or middle frontal area, although it has been suggested that the auditory cortex is the source of the ASSR. We constructed and validated novel methods for ASSR recording using a switchable pedestal which allows ASSR recording alternatively from temporal or parietal cortex with a wide range of frequencies in freely moving rats. We further evaluated ASSR as a translational tool by assessing the effect of ketamine. The ASSR measured at parietal cortex did not show clear event-related spectral perturbation (ERSP) or inter-trial coherence (ITC) in any frequency bands or a change with ketamine. In contrast, the ASSR at temporal cortex showed clear ERSP and ITC where 40 Hz was maximal in both gamma-band frequencies. Ketamine exerted a biphasic effect in ERSP at gamma bands. These findings suggest that temporal cortex recording with a wide frequency range is a robust methodology to detect ASSR, potentially enabling application as a translational biomarker in psychiatric and developmental disorders.
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- Naoki Kozono
- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi, 409-3898, Japan
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,International Research Center for Neurointelligence (WPI-IRCN), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Candidate Discovery Science Labs., Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan.
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Roach BJ, D'Souza DC, Ford JM, Mathalon DH. Test-retest reliability of time-frequency measures of auditory steady-state responses in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2019; 23:101878. [PMID: 31228795 PMCID: PMC6587022 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Background Auditory steady-state response (ASSR) paradigms have consistently demonstrated gamma band abnormalities in schizophrenia at a 40-Hz driving frequency with both electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). Various time-frequency measures have been used to assess the 40-Hz ASSR, including evoked power, single trial total power, phase-locking factor (PLF), and phase-locking angle (PLA). While both EEG and MEG studies have shown power and PLF ASSR measures to exhibit excellent test-retest reliability in healthy adults, the reliability of these measures in patients with schizophrenia has not been determined. Methods ASSRs were obtained by recording EEG data during presentation of repeated 20-Hz, 30-Hz and 40-Hz auditory click trains from nine schizophrenia patients (SZ) and nine healthy controls (HC) tested on two occasions. Similar ASSR data were collected from a separate group of 30 HC on two to three test occasions. A subset of these HC subjects had EEG recordings during two tasks, passively listening and actively attending to click train stimuli. Evoked power, total power, PLF, and PLA were calculated following Morlet wavelet time-frequency decomposition of EEG data and test-retest generalizability (G) coefficients were calculated for each ASSR condition, time-frequency measure, and subject group. Results G-coefficients ranged from good to excellent (> 0.6) for most 40-Hz time-frequency measures and participant groups, whereas 20-Hz G-coefficients were much more variable. Importantly, test-retest reliability was excellent for the various 40-Hz ASSR measures in SZ, similar to reliabilities in HC. Active attention to click train stimuli modestly reduced G-coefficients in HC relative to the passive listening condition. Discussion The excellent test-retest reliability of 40-Hz ASSR measures replicates previous EEG and MEG studies. PLA, a relatively new time-frequency measure, was shown for the first time to have excellent reliability, comparable to power and PLF measures. Excellent reliability of 40 Hz ASSR measures in SZ supports their use in clinical trials and longitudinal observational studies.
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- Brian J Roach
- Psychiatry Service, San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Psychiatry Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA; Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Psychiatry Service, San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Psychiatry Service, San Francisco VA, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Curic S, Leicht G, Thiebes S, Andreou C, Polomac N, Eichler IC, Eichler L, Zöllner C, Gallinat J, Steinmann S, Mulert C. Reduced auditory evoked gamma-band response and schizophrenia-like clinical symptoms under subanesthetic ketamine. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019; 44:1239-1246. [PMID: 30758327 PMCID: PMC6785009 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Abnormal gamma-band oscillations (GBO) have been frequently associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. GBO are modulated by glutamate, a neurotransmitter, which is continuously discussed to shape the complex symptom spectrum in schizophrenia. The current study examined the effects of ketamine, a glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist, on the auditory-evoked gamma-band response (aeGBR) and psychopathological outcomes in healthy volunteers to investigate neuronal mechanisms of psychotic behavior. In a placebo-controlled, randomized crossover design, the aeGBR power, phase-locking factor (PLF) during a choice reaction task, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Altered State of Consciousness (5D-ASC) Rating Scale were assessed in 25 healthy subjects. Ketamine was applied in a subanaesthetic dose. Low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography was used for EEG source localization. Significant reductions of the aeGBR power and PLF were identified under ketamine administration compared to placebo (p < 0.01). Source-space analysis of aeGBR generators revealed significantly reduced current source density (CSD) within the anterior cingulate cortex during ketamine administration. Ketamine induced an increase in all PANSS (p < 0.001) as well as 5D-ASC scores (p < 0.01) and increased response times (p < 0.001) and error rates (p < 0.01). Only negative symptoms were significantly associated with an aeGBR power decrease (p = 0.033) as revealed by multiple linear regression. These findings argue for a substantial role of the glutamate system in the mediation of dysfunctional gamma band responses and negative symptomatology of schizophrenia and are compatible with the NMDAR hypofunction hypothesis of schizophrenia.
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- Stjepan Curic
- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
- Institute for Sex Research and Forensic Psychiatry, Center of Psychosocial Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Center for Psychotic Disorders, University Psychiatric Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Branch, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Centre for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
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Cadinu D, Grayson B, Podda G, Harte MK, Doostdar N, Neill JC. NMDA receptor antagonist rodent models for cognition in schizophrenia and identification of novel drug treatments, an update. Neuropharmacology 2018; 142:41-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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van Lier B, Hierlemann A, Knoflach F. Parvalbumin expression and gamma oscillation occurrence increase over time in a neurodevelopmental model of NMDA receptor dysfunction. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5543. [PMID: 30258707 PMCID: PMC6151115 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Dysfunction of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of neurodevelopmental diseases like schizophrenia. To study the effects of NMDAR dysfunction on synaptic transmission and network oscillations, we used hippocampal tissue of NMDAR subunit GluN2A knockout (KO) mice. Field excitatory postsynaptic potentials were recorded in acute hippocampal slices of adult animals. Synaptic transmission was impaired in GluN2A KO slices compared to wild-type (WT) slices. Further, to investigate whether NMDAR dysfunction would alter neurodevelopment in vitro, we used organotypic hippocampal slice cultures of WT and GluN2A KO mice. Immunostaining performed with cultures kept two, seven, 14, 25 days in vitro (DIV) revealed an increasing expression of parvalbumin (PV) over time. As a functional readout, oscillatory activity induced by the cholinergic agonist carbachol was recorded in cultures kept seven, 13, and 26 DIV using microelectrode arrays. Initial analysis focused on the occurrence of delta, theta, beta and gamma oscillations over genotype, DIV and hippocampal area (CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus (DG)). In a follow-up analysis, we studied the peak frequency and the peak power of each of the four oscillation bands per condition. The occurrence of gamma oscillations displayed an increase by DIV similar to the PV immunostaining. Unlike gamma occurrence, delta, theta, and beta occurrence did not change over time in culture. The peak frequency and peak power in the different bands of the oscillations were not different in slices of WT and GluN2A KO mice. However, the level of PV expression was lower in GluN2A KO compared to WT mice. Given the role of PV-containing fast-spiking basket cells in generation of oscillations and the decreased PV expression in subjects with schizophrenia, the study of gamma oscillations in organotypic hippocampal slices represents a potentially valuable tool for the characterization of novel therapeutic drugs.
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- Ben van Lier
- Neuroscience Discovery, Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Neuroscience Discovery, Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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Rebollo B, Perez-Zabalza M, Ruiz-Mejias M, Perez-Mendez L, Sanchez-Vives MV. Beta and Gamma Oscillations in Prefrontal Cortex During NMDA Hypofunction: An In Vitro Model of Schizophrenia Features. Neuroscience 2018; 383:138-149. [PMID: 29723576 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
NMDA receptor (NMDAr) hypofunction has been widely used as a schizophrenia model. Decreased activation of NMDAr is associated with a disrupted excitation/inhibition balance in the prefrontal cortex and with alterations in gamma synchronization. Our aim was to investigate whether this phenomenon could be reproduced in the spontaneous oscillatory activity generated by the local prefrontal network in vitro and, if so, to explore the effects of antipsychotics on the resulting activity. Extracellular recordings were obtained from prefrontal cortex slices bathed in in vivo-like ACSF solution. Slow (<1 Hz) oscillations consisting of interspersed Up (active) and Down (silent) states spontaneously emerged. Fast-frequency oscillations (15-90 Hz) occurred during Up states. We explored the effects of the NMDAr antagonist MK-801 on the spontaneously generated activity. Bath-applied MK-801 induced a dose-dependent decrease in Up-state duration and in the frequency of Up states. However, the beta/gamma power during Up states significantly increased; this increase was in turn prevented by the antipsychotic drug clozapine. The increased beta/gamma power with NMDAr blockade implies that NMDAr activation in physiological conditions prevents hypersynchronization in this frequency range. High-frequency hypersynchronization following NMDAr blockade occurring in cortical slices suggests that-at least part of-the underlying mechanisms of this schizophrenia feature persist in the local cortical circuit, even in the absence of long-range cortical or subcortical inputs. The observed action of clozapine decreasing hypersynchronization in the local circuit may be one of the mechanisms of action of clozapine in preventing schizophrenia symptoms derived from NMDA hypofunction.
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- Beatriz Rebollo
- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), C/Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), C/Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), C/Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), C/Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), C/Rosselló 149-153, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
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Michaels TI, Long LL, Stevenson IH, Chrobak JJ, Chen CMA. Effects of chronic ketamine on hippocampal cross-frequency coupling: implications for schizophrenia pathophysiology. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 48:2903-2914. [PMID: 29359413 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Disrupted neuronal oscillations have been identified as a potentially important biomarker for the perceptual and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Emerging evidences suggest that interactions between different frequency bands, cross-frequency coupling (CFC), serve an important role in integrating sensory and cognitive information and may contribute to disease pathophysiology. In this study, we investigated the effects of 14-day consecutive administration of ketamine (30 mg/kg i.p.) vs. saline on alterations in amplitude and changes in the coupling of low-frequency (0-30 Hz) phase and high-frequency (30-115 Hz) amplitude in the CA1 hippocampus of Long Evans rats. Intracranial electrode recordings were conducted pre- and post-injection while the animals performed a foraging task on a four-arm rectangular maze. Permutation analysis of frequency band-specific change in amplitudes revealed between-group differences in theta (6-12 Hz) and slow gamma (25-50 Hz) but not fast gamma (65-100 Hz) bands at both slow and fast speeds. Chronic ketamine challenge resulted in decreased coupling (pre to post) at slow speeds but increased coupling at faster speeds, compared to either no or modest increased coupling in the saline group. These results demonstrate that chronic ketamine administration alters the interaction of low-frequency phase and high-frequency oscillations chronically and that such coupling varies as a function of locomotive speed. These findings provide evidence for the potential relevance of CFC to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.
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- Timothy I Michaels
- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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- Psychological Sciences Department, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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Aroniadou-Anderjaska V, Pidoplichko VI, Figueiredo TH, Braga MFM. Oscillatory Synchronous Inhibition in the Basolateral Amygdala and its Primary Dependence on NR2A-containing NMDA Receptors. Neuroscience 2018; 373:145-158. [PMID: 29339324 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Synchronous, rhythmic firing of GABAergic interneurons is a fundamental mechanism underlying the generation of brain oscillations, and evidence suggests that NMDA receptors (NMDARs) play a key role in oscillatory activity by regulating the activity of interneurons. Consistent with this, derangement of brain rhythms in certain neuropsychiatric disorders, notably schizophrenia and autism, is associated with NMDAR hypofunction and loss of inhibitory interneurons. In the basolateral amygdala (BLA)-dysfunction of which is involved in a host of neuropsychiatric diseases-, principal neurons display spontaneous, rhythmic "bursts" of inhibitory activity, which could potentially be involved in the orchestration of oscillations in the BLA network; here, we investigated the role of NMDARs in these inhibitory oscillations. Rhythmic bursts of spontaneous IPSCs (0.5 Hz average burst frequency) recorded from rat BLA principal cells were blocked or significantly suppressed by D-AP5, and could be driven by NMDAR activation alone. BLA interneurons generated spontaneous bursts of suprathreshold EPSCs at a similar frequency, which were also blocked or reduced by D-AP5. PEAQX (GluN2A-NMDAR antagonist; 0.4 μM) or Ro-25-6981 (GluN2B-NMDAR antagonist; 5 μM) suppressed the IPSC and EPSC bursts; suppression by PEAQX was significantly greater than that by Ro-25-6981. Immunohistochemical labeling revealed the presence of both GluN2A- and GluN2B-NMDARs on GABAergic BLA interneurons, while, functionally, GluN2A-NMDARs have the dominant role, as suggested by a greater reduction of NMDA-evoked currents by PEAQX versus Ro-25-6981. Entrainment of BLA principal neurons in an oscillatory generation of inhibitory activity depends primarily on activation of GluN2A-NMDARs, and interneuronal GluN2A-NMDARs may play a significant role.
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- Vassiliki Aroniadou-Anderjaska
- Department of Psychiatry, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Jones NC, Hudson M, Foreman J, Rind G, Hill R, Manning EE, Buuse M. Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor haploinsufficiency impairs high‐frequency cortical oscillations in mice. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 48:2816-2825. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Nigel C. Jones
- Department of Medicine Melbourne Brain Centre Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. 3052 Australia
- Department of Neuroscience Central Clinical School Monash University Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Neurology The Alfred Hospital Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Department of Medicine Melbourne Brain Centre Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. 3052 Australia
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- Department of Medicine Melbourne Brain Centre Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. 3052 Australia
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- Department of Medicine Melbourne Brain Centre Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. 3052 Australia
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- Department of Psychiatry Monash University Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Melbourne Brain Centre Florey Institutes of Neuroscience and Mental Health University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Brain Centre Florey Institutes of Neuroscience and Mental Health University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Brain Centre Florey Institutes of Neuroscience and Mental Health University of Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia
- School of Psychology and Public Health La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia
- Department of Pharmacology University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia
- The College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences James Cook University Townsville QLD Australia
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Aberrant Network Activity in Schizophrenia. Trends Neurosci 2017; 40:371-382. [PMID: 28515010 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Brain dynamic changes associated with schizophrenia are largely equivocal, with interpretation complicated by many factors, such as the presence of therapeutic agents and the complex nature of the syndrome itself. Evidence for a brain-wide change in individual network oscillations, shared by all patients, is largely equivocal, but stronger for lower (delta) than for higher (gamma) bands. However, region-specific changes in rhythms across multiple, interdependent, nested frequencies may correlate better with pathology. Changes in synaptic excitation and inhibition in schizophrenia disrupt delta rhythm-mediated cortico-cortical communication, while enhancing thalamocortical communication in this frequency band. The contrasting relationships between delta and higher frequencies in thalamus and cortex generate frequency mismatches in inter-regional connectivity, leading to a disruption in temporal communication between higher-order brain regions associated with mental time travel.
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Schnakenberg Martin AM, O’Donnell BF, Millward JB, Vohs JL, Leishman E, Bolbecker AR, Rass O, Morzorati SL. Acute Phencyclidine Alters Neural Oscillations Evoked by Tones in the Auditory Cortex of Rats. Neuropsychobiology 2017; 75:53-62. [PMID: 29065422 PMCID: PMC5752597 DOI: 10.1159/000480511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The onset response to a single tone as measured by electroencephalography (EEG) is diminished in power and synchrony in schizophrenia. Because neural synchrony, particularly at gamma frequencies (30-80 Hz), is hypothesized to be supported by the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) system, we tested whether phencyclidine (PCP), an NMDAr antagonist, produced similar deficits to tone stimuli in rats. METHODS Experiment 1 tested the effect of a PCP dose (1.0, 2.5, and 4.5 mg/kg) on response to single tones on intracranial EEG recorded over the auditory cortex in rats. Experiment 2 evaluated the effect of PCP after acute administration of saline or PCP (5 mg/kg), after continuous subchronic administration of saline or PCP (5 mg/kg/day), and after a week of drug cessation. In both experiments, a time-frequency analysis quantified mean power (MP) and phase locking factor (PLF) between 1 and 80 Hz. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were also measured to tones, and EEG spectral power in the absence of auditory stimuli. RESULTS Acute PCP increased PLF and MP between 10 and 30 Hz, while decreasing MP and PLF between approximately 50 and 70 Hz. Acute PCP produced a dose-dependent broad-band increase in EEG power that extended into gamma range frequencies. There were no consistent effects of subchronic administration on gamma range activity. Acute PCP increased ERP amplitudes for the P16 and N70 components. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that acute PCP-induced NMDAr hypofunction has differential effects on neural power and synchrony which vary with dose, time course of administration and EEG frequency. EEG synchrony and power appear to be sensitive translational biomarkers for disrupted NMDAr function, which may contribute to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Ashley M. Schnakenberg Martin
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America,Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 2601 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222, United States of America,Corresponding author: Ashley M. Schnakenberg Martin, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 East 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America, Phone: 812-856-4676,
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America,Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10 Street, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America,Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 2601 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10 Street, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America,Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America,Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10 Street, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America,Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 2601 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America,Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10 Street, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America,Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, 2601 Cold Springs Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46222, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington, 1101 E. 10 Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 West 10 Street, Suite 6200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America,Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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de la Salle S, Choueiry J, Shah D, Bowers H, McIntosh J, Ilivitsky V, Knott V. Effects of Ketamine on Resting-State EEG Activity and Their Relationship to Perceptual/Dissociative Symptoms in Healthy Humans. Front Pharmacol 2016; 7:348. [PMID: 27729865 PMCID: PMC5037139 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists administered to healthy humans results in schizophrenia-like symptoms, which preclinical research suggests are due to glutamatergically altered brain oscillations. Here, we examined resting-state electroencephalographic activity in 21 healthy volunteers assessed in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized study involving administration of either a saline infusion or a sub-anesthetic dose of ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist. Frequency-specific current source density (CSD) was assessed at sensor-level and source-level using eLORETA within regions of interest of a triple network model of schizophrenia (this model posits a dysfunctional switching between large-scale Default Mode and Central Executive networks by the monitor-controlling Salience Network). These CSDs were measured in each session along with subjective symptoms as indexed with the Clinician Administered Dissociative States Scale. Ketamine-induced CSD reductions in slow (delta/theta and alpha) and increases in fast (gamma) frequencies at scalp electrode sites were paralleled by frequency-specific CSD changes in the Default Mode, Central Executive, and Salience networks. Subjective symptoms scores were increased with ketamine and ratings of depersonalization in particular were associated with alpha CSD reductions in general and in specific regions of interest in each of the three networks. These results tentatively support the hypothesis that pathological brain oscillations associated with hypofunctional NMDA receptor activity may contribute to the emergence of the perceptual/dissociate symptoms of schizophrenia.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Guelph Guelph, ON, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada; Royal Ottawa Mental Health CentreOttawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health ResearchOttawa, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of OttawaOttawa, ON, Canada
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Uehara T, Sumiyoshi T, Kurachi M. New Pharmacotherapy Targeting Cognitive Dysfunction of Schizophrenia via Modulation of GABA Neuronal Function. Curr Neuropharmacol 2016; 13:793-801. [PMID: 26630957 PMCID: PMC4759318 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x13666151009120153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Schizophrenia is considered a neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorder. Cognitive impairment is a core symptom in patients with the illness, and has been suggested a major predictor of functional outcomes. Reduction of parvalbumin (PV)-positive γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) interneurons has been associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, in view of the link between the abnormality of GABA neurons and cognitive impairments of the disease. It is assumed that an imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory (E-I) activity induced by low activity of glutamatergic projections and PV-positive GABA interneurons in the prefrontal cortex resulted in sustained neural firing and gamma oscillation, leading to impaired cognitive function. Therefore, it is important to develop novel pharmacotherapy targeting GABA neurons and their activities. Clinical evidence suggests serotonin (5-HT) 1A receptor agonist improves cognitive disturbances of schizophrenia, consistent with results from preclinical studies, through mechanism that corrects E-I imbalance via the suppression of GABA neural function. On the other hand, T-817MA, a novel neurotrophic agent, ameliorated loss of PV-positive GABA neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex and reduction of gamma-band activity, as well as cognitive dysfunction in animal model of schizophrenia. In conclusion, a pharmacotherapy to alleviate abnormalities in GABA neurons through 5-HT1A agonists and T-817MA is expected to prevent the onset and/or progression of schizophrenia.
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- Takashi Uehara
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-cho, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan.
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40 Hz Auditory Steady-State Response Is a Pharmacodynamic Biomarker for Cortical NMDA Receptors. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016; 41:2232-40. [PMID: 26837462 PMCID: PMC4946051 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 01/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Schizophrenia patients exhibit dysfunctional gamma oscillations in response to simple auditory stimuli or more complex cognitive tasks, a phenomenon explained by reduced NMDA transmission within inhibitory/excitatory cortical networks. Indeed, a simple steady-state auditory click stimulation paradigm at gamma frequency (~40 Hz) has been reproducibly shown to reduce entrainment as measured by electroencephalography (EEG) in patients. However, some investigators have reported increased phase locking factor (PLF) and power in response to 40 Hz auditory stimulus in patients. Interestingly, preclinical literature also reflects this contradiction. We investigated whether a graded deficiency in NMDA transmission can account for such disparate findings by administering subanesthetic ketamine (1-30 mg/kg, i.v.) or vehicle to conscious rats (n=12) and testing their EEG entrainment to 40 Hz click stimuli at various time points (~7-62 min after treatment). In separate cohorts, we examined in vivo NMDA channel occupancy and tissue exposure to contextualize ketamine effects. We report a robust inverse relationship between PLF and NMDA occupancy 7 min after dosing. Moreover, ketamine could produce inhibition or disinhibition of the 40 Hz response in a temporally dynamic manner. These results provide for the first time empirical data to understand how cortical NMDA transmission deficit may lead to opposite modulation of the auditory steady-state response (ASSR). Importantly, our findings posit that 40 Hz ASSR is a pharmacodynamic biomarker for cortical NMDA function that is also robustly translatable. Besides schizophrenia, such a functional biomarker may be of value to neuropsychiatric disorders like bipolar and autism spectrum where 40 Hz ASSR deficits have been documented.
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Huang L, Yang XJ, Huang Y, Sun EY, Sun M. Ketamine Protects Gamma Oscillations by Inhibiting Hippocampal LTD. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159192. [PMID: 27467732 PMCID: PMC4965035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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NMDA receptors have been widely reported to be involved in the regulation of synaptic plasticity through effects on long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD). LTP and LTD have been implicated in learning and memory processes. Besides synaptic plasticity, it is known that the phenomenon of gamma oscillations is critical in cognitive functions. Synaptic plasticity has been widely studied, however it is still not clear, to what degree synaptic plasticity regulates the oscillations of neuronal networks. Two NMDA receptor antagonists, ketamine and memantine, have been shown to regulate LTP and LTD, to promote cognitive functions, and have even been reported to bring therapeutic effects in major depression and Alzheimer’s disease respectively. These compounds allow us to investigate the putative interrelationship between network oscillations and synaptic plasticity and to learn more about the mechanisms of their therapeutic effects. In the present study, we have identified that ketamine and memantine could inhibit LTD, without impairing LTP in the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus, which may underlie the mechanism of these drugs’ therapeutic effects. Our results suggest that NMDA-induced LTD caused a marked loss in the gamma power, and pretreatment with 10 μM ketamine prevented the oscillatory loss via its inhibitory effect on LTD. Our study provides a new understanding of the role of NMDA receptors on hippocampal plasticity and oscillations.
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- Lanting Huang
- Neurodegeneration Discovery Performance Unit, GSK, R&D Shanghai, Building 1, 917 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai, China
- Stem Cell Translational Research Center, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurodegeneration Discovery Performance Unit, GSK, R&D Shanghai, Building 1, 917 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Stem Cell Translational Research Center, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Neurodegeneration Discovery Performance Unit, GSK, R&D Shanghai, Building 1, 917 Halei Road, Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai, China
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Ramyead A, Studerus E, Kometer M, Heitz U, Gschwandtner U, Fuhr P, Riecher-Rössler A. Neural oscillations in antipsychotic-naïve patients with a first psychotic episode. World J Biol Psychiatry 2016; 17:296-307. [PMID: 26899507 DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2016.1156742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In chronic schizophrenic psychoses, oscillatory abnormalities predominantly occur in prefrontal cortical regions and are associated with reduced communication across cortical areas. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether similar alterations can be observed in patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP), a state characterised by pathological features occurring in both late prodromal patients and initial phases of frank schizophrenic psychoses. METHODS We assessed resting-state electroencephalographic data of 31 antipsychotic-naïve FEP patients and 29 healthy controls (HC). We investigated the three-dimensional (3D) current source density (CSD) distribution and lagged phase synchronisation (LPS) of oscillations across small-scale and large-scale brain networks. We additionally investigated LPS relationships with clinical symptoms using linear mixed-effects models. RESULTS Compared to HC, FEP patients demonstrated abnormal CSD distributions in frontal areas of the brain; while decreased oscillations were found in the low frequencies, an increase was reported in the high frequencies (P < 0.01). Patients also exhibited deviant LPS in the high frequencies, whose dynamics changed over increasing 3D cortico-cortical distances and increasing psychotic symptoms. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that in addition to prefrontal cortical abnormalities, altered synchronised neural oscillations are also present, suggesting possible disruptions in cortico-cortical communications. These findings provide new insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms of emerging schizophrenic psychoses.
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- Avinash Ramyead
- a University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Gender Research and Early Detection , Basel , Switzerland
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- a University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Gender Research and Early Detection , Basel , Switzerland
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- b Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics , Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich , Switzerland
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- a University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Gender Research and Early Detection , Basel , Switzerland
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- c Department of Neurology , University Hospital Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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- c Department of Neurology , University Hospital Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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- a University of Basel Psychiatric Clinics, Center for Gender Research and Early Detection , Basel , Switzerland
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Jadi MP, Behrens MM, Sejnowski TJ. Abnormal Gamma Oscillations in N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Hypofunction Models of Schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 2016; 79:716-726. [PMID: 26281716 PMCID: PMC4720598 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction in parvalbumin-expressing (PV+) inhibitory neurons (INs) may contribute to symptoms in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). This hypothesis was inspired by studies in humans involving NMDAR antagonists that trigger SZ symptoms. Animal models of SZ using neuropharmacology and genetic knockouts have successfully replicated some of the key observations in human subjects involving alteration of gamma band oscillations (GBO) observed in electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography signals. However, it remains to be seen if NMDAR hypofunction in PV+ neurons is fundamental to the phenotype observed in these models. In this review, we discuss some of the key computational models of GBO and their predictions in the context of NMDAR hypofunction in INs. While PV+ INs have been the main focus of SZ studies in animal models, we also discuss the implications of NMDAR hypofunction in other types of INs using computational models for GBO modulation in the visual cortex.
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- Monika P Jadi
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California; Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Vinck M, Bos JJ, Van Mourik-Donga LA, Oplaat KT, Klein GA, Jackson JC, Gentet LJ, Pennartz CMA. Cell-Type and State-Dependent Synchronization among Rodent Somatosensory, Visual, Perirhinal Cortex, and Hippocampus CA1. Front Syst Neurosci 2016; 9:187. [PMID: 26834582 PMCID: PMC4722130 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Beta and gamma rhythms have been hypothesized to be involved in global and local coordination of neuronal activity, respectively. Here, we investigated how cells in rodent area S1BF are entrained by rhythmic fluctuations at various frequencies within the local area and in connected areas, and how this depends on behavioral state and cell type. We performed simultaneous extracellular field and unit recordings in four connected areas of the freely moving rat (S1BF, V1M, perirhinal cortex, CA1). S1BF spiking activity was strongly entrained by both beta and gamma S1BF oscillations, which were associated with deactivations and activations, respectively. We identified multiple classes of fast spiking and excitatory cells in S1BF, which showed prominent differences in rhythmic entrainment and in the extent to which phase locking was modulated by behavioral state. Using an additional dataset acquired by whole-cell recordings in head-fixed mice, these cell classes could be compared with identified phenotypes showing gamma rhythmicity in their membrane potential. We next examined how S1BF cells were entrained by rhythmic fluctuations in connected brain areas. Gamma-synchronization was detected in all four areas, however we did not detect significant gamma coherence among these areas. Instead, we only found long-range coherence in the theta-beta range among these areas. In contrast to local S1BF synchronization, we found long-range S1BF-spike to CA1–LFP synchronization to be homogeneous across inhibitory and excitatory cell types. These findings suggest distinct, cell-type contributions of low and high-frequency synchronization to intra- and inter-areal neuronal interactions.
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- Martin Vinck
- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Neurobiology, Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, USA
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Team Waking, Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, Institut National de la Santé et de La Recherche Médicale U1028 - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 5292Lyon, France
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- Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience Group, SILS Center for Neuroscience, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Research Priority Program Brain and Cognition, University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands
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Rivolta D, Heidegger T, Scheller B, Sauer A, Schaum M, Birkner K, Singer W, Wibral M, Uhlhaas PJ. Ketamine Dysregulates the Amplitude and Connectivity of High-Frequency Oscillations in Cortical-Subcortical Networks in Humans: Evidence From Resting-State Magnetoencephalography-Recordings. Schizophr Bull 2015; 41:1105-14. [PMID: 25987642 PMCID: PMC4535642 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbv051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hypofunctioning of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) has been prominently implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia (ScZ). The current study tested the effects of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic and NMDA-R antagonist, on resting-state activity recorded with magnetoencephalography (MEG) in healthy volunteers. In a single-blind cross-over design, each participant (n = 12) received, on 2 different sessions, a subanesthetic dose of S-ketamine (0.006 mg/Kg) and saline injection. MEG-data were analyzed at sensor- and source-level in the beta (13-30 Hz) and gamma (30-90 Hz) frequency ranges. In addition, connectivity analysis at source-level was performed using transfer entropy (TE). Ketamine increased gamma-power while beta-band activity was decreased. Specifically, elevated 30-90 Hz activity was pronounced in subcortical (thalamus and hippocampus) and cortical (frontal and temporal cortex) regions, whilst reductions in beta-band power were localized to the precuneus, cerebellum, anterior cingulate, temporal and visual cortex. TE analysis demonstrated increased information transfer in a thalamo-cortical network after ketamine administration. The findings are consistent with the pronounced dysregulation of high-frequency oscillations following the inhibition of NMDA-R in animal models of ScZ as well as with evidence from electroencephalogram-data in ScZ-patients and increased functional connectivity during early illness stages. Moreover, our data highlight the potential contribution of thalamo-cortical connectivity patterns towards ketamine-induced neuronal dysregulation, which may be relevant for the understanding of ScZ as a disorder of disinhibition of neural circuits.
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- Davide Rivolta
- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience (ESI) in cooperation with Max Planck Society (ESI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,School of Psychology, University of East London (UEL), London, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Clinic for Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Johann Wolfgang Goethe UniversityFrankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience (ESI) in cooperation with Max Planck Society (ESI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience (ESI) in cooperation with Max Planck Society (ESI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience (ESI) in cooperation with Max Planck Society (ESI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience (ESI) in cooperation with Max Planck Society (ESI), Frankfurt am Main, Germany;,Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK,*To whom correspondence should be addressed; Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Hillead Street 58, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK; tel: 44-141-330-8730, fax: 44-141-330-8730, e-mail:
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Leishman E, O’Donnell BF, Millward JB, Vohs JL, Rass O, Krishnan GP, Bolbecker AR, Morzorati SL. Phencyclidine Disrupts the Auditory Steady State Response in Rats. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134979. [PMID: 26258486 PMCID: PMC4530939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) in the electroencephalogram (EEG) is usually reduced in schizophrenia (SZ), particularly to 40 Hz stimulation. The gamma frequency ASSR deficit has been attributed to N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction. We tested whether the NMDAR antagonist, phencyclidine (PCP), produced similar ASSR deficits in rats. EEG was recorded from awake rats via intracranial electrodes overlaying the auditory cortex and at the vertex of the skull. ASSRs to click trains were recorded at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 55 Hz and measured by ASSR Mean Power (MP) and Phase Locking Factor (PLF). In Experiment 1, the effect of different subcutaneous doses of PCP (1.0, 2.5 and 4.0 mg/kg) on the ASSR in 12 rats was assessed. In Experiment 2, ASSRs were compared in PCP treated rats and control rats at baseline, after acute injection (5 mg/kg), following two weeks of subchronic, continuous administration (5 mg/kg/day), and one week after drug cessation. Acute administration of PCP increased PLF and MP at frequencies of stimulation below 50 Hz, and decreased responses at higher frequencies at the auditory cortex site. Acute administration had a less pronounced effect at the vertex site, with a reduction of either PLF or MP observed at frequencies above 20 Hz. Acute effects increased in magnitude with higher doses of PCP. Consistent effects were not observed after subchronic PCP administration. These data indicate that acute administration of PCP, a NMDAR antagonist, produces an increase in ASSR synchrony and power at low frequencies of stimulation and a reduction of high frequency (> 40 Hz) ASSR activity in rats. Subchronic, continuous administration of PCP, on the other hand, has little impact on ASSRs. Thus, while ASSRs are highly sensitive to NMDAR antagonists, their translational utility as a cross-species biomarker for NMDAR hypofunction in SZ and other disorders may be dependent on dose and schedule.
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- Emma Leishman
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
- Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
- Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America
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- University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
- Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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Lodge D, Mercier MS. Ketamine and phencyclidine: the good, the bad and the unexpected. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:4254-76. [PMID: 26075331 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The history of ketamine and phencyclidine from their development as potential clinical anaesthetics through drugs of abuse and animal models of schizophrenia to potential rapidly acting antidepressants is reviewed. The discovery in 1983 of the NMDA receptor antagonist property of ketamine and phencyclidine was a key step to understanding their pharmacology, including their psychotomimetic effects in man. This review describes the historical context and the course of that discovery and its expansion into other hallucinatory drugs. The relevance of these findings to modern hypotheses of schizophrenia and the implications for drug discovery are reviewed. The findings of the rapidly acting antidepressant effects of ketamine in man are discussed in relation to other glutamatergic mechanisms.
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- D Lodge
- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Synaptic Plasticity, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Differential Effects of D-Cycloserine and ACBC at NMDA Receptors in the Rat Entorhinal Cortex Are Related to Efficacy at the Co-Agonist Binding Site. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133548. [PMID: 26193112 PMCID: PMC4507855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Partial agonists at the NMDA receptor co-agonist binding site may have potential therapeutic efficacy in a number of cognitive and neurological conditions. The entorhinal cortex is a key brain area in spatial memory and cognitive processing. At synapses in the entorhinal cortex, NMDA receptors not only mediate postsynaptic excitation but are expressed in presynaptic terminals where they tonically facilitate glutamate release. In a previous study we showed that the co-agonist binding site of the presynaptic NMDA receptor is endogenously and tonically activated by D-serine released from astrocytes. In this study we determined the effects of two co-agonist site partial agonists on both presynaptic and postsynaptic NMDA receptors in layer II of the entorhinal cortex. The high efficacy partial agonist, D-cycloserine, decreased the decay time of postsynaptic NMDA receptor mediated currents evoked by electrical stimulation, but had no effect on amplitude or other kinetic parameters. In contrast, a lower efficacy partial agonist, 1-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid, decreased decay time to a greater extent than D-cycloserine, and also reduced the peak amplitude of the evoked NMDA receptor mediated postsynaptic responses. Presynaptic NMDA receptors, (monitored indirectly by effects on the frequency of AMPA receptor mediated spontaneous excitatory currents) were unaffected by D-cycloserine, but were reduced in effectiveness by 1-aminocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid. We discuss these results in the context of the effect of endogenous regulation of the NMDA receptor co-agonist site on receptor gating and the potential therapeutic implications for cognitive disorders.
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Glykos V, Whittington MA, LeBeau FEN. Subregional differences in the generation of fast network oscillations in the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in vitro. J Physiol 2015; 593:3597-615. [PMID: 26041504 PMCID: PMC4560586 DOI: 10.1113/jp270811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Fast network oscillations in the beta (20-30 Hz) frequency range can be evoked with combined activation of muscarinic and kainate receptors in different subregions of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Subregional differences were observed as the oscillations in the dorsal prelimbic cortex (PrL) were smaller in magnitude than those in the ventral dorsopeduncular (DP) region, and these differences persisted in trimmed slices containing only PrL and DP regions. Oscillations in both regions were dependent upon GABAA and AMPA receptor activation but NMDA receptor blockade decreased oscillations only in the DP region. Subregional differences in neuronal properties of the presumed pyramidal cells were found between PrL and DP, with many more cells in DP firing rhythmically compared to the PrL region. Presumed inhibitory synaptic potentials (IPSPs) recorded from principal cells were more rhythmic and coherent, and significantly larger in amplitude, in the DP region; the data suggest that variation in the patterns of activity between subregions may reflect distinct functional roles. ABSTRACT Fast network oscillations in the beta (20-30 Hz) and low gamma (30-80 Hz) range underlie higher cognitive functions associated with the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) including attention and working memory. Using a combination of kainate (KA, 200 nm) and the cholinergic agonist carbachol (Cb, 10 μm) fast network oscillations, in the beta frequency range, were evoked in the rat mPFC in vitro. Oscillations were elicited in the prelimbic (PrL), infralimbic (IL) and the dorsopeduncular (DP) cortex, with the largest oscillations observed in DP cortex. Oscillations in both the PrL and DP were dependent, with slightly different sensitivities, on γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A , α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and kainate receptors, but only oscillations in the DP were significantly reduced by N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blockade. Intracellular recordings showed that 9/20 regular spiking (RS) cells in the PrL exhibited a notable cAMP-dependent hyperpolarisation activated current (Ih ) in contrast to 16/17 in the DP cortex. Extracellular single unit recordings showed that the majority of cells in the PrL, and DP regions had interspike firing frequencies (IFFs) at beta (20-30 Hz) frequencies and fired at the peak negativity of the field oscillation. Recordings in DP revealed presumed inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) that were larger in amplitude and more rhythmic than those in the PrL region. Our data suggest that each PFC subregion may be capable of generating distinct patterns of network activity with different cell types involved. Variation in the properties of oscillations evoked in the PrL and DP probably reflects the distinct functional roles of these different PFC regions.
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- Vasileios Glykos
- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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- York-Hull Medical School, F1- Department of Biology, York University, Heslington, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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Uhlhaas PJ, Singer W. Oscillations and neuronal dynamics in schizophrenia: the search for basic symptoms and translational opportunities. Biol Psychiatry 2015; 77:1001-9. [PMID: 25676489 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A considerable body of work over the last 10 years combining noninvasive electrophysiology (electroencephalography/magnetoencephalography) in patient populations with preclinical research has contributed to the conceptualization of schizophrenia as a disorder associated with aberrant neural dynamics and disturbances in excitation/inhibition balance. This complements previous research that has largely focused on the identification of abnormalities in circumscribed brain regions and on disturbances of dopaminergic mechanisms as a cause of positive symptoms and executive deficits. In the current review, we provide an update on studies focusing on aberrant neural dynamics. First, we discuss the role of rhythmic activity in neural dynamics and in the coordination of distributed neuronal activity into organized neural states. This is followed by an overview on the current evidence for impaired neural oscillations and synchrony in schizophrenia and associated abnormalities in gamma-aminobutyric acidergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission. Finally, we discuss the distinction between fundamental symptoms, which are reflected in cognitive deficits, and psychotic, accessory symptoms, the latter likely constituting a compensatory response for aberrant neuronal dynamics.
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- Peter J Uhlhaas
- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research; Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience, in Cooperation with Max Planck Society; Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sivarao DV. The 40-Hz auditory steady-state response: a selective biomarker for cortical NMDA function. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2015; 1344:27-36. [DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Parvalbumin expression in the claustrum of the adult dog. An immunohistochemical and topographical study with comparative notes on the structure of the nucleus. J Chem Neuroanat 2015; 64-65:33-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 02/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Koch M, Schmiedt-Fehr C, Mathes B. Neuropharmacology of altered brain oscillations in schizophrenia. Int J Psychophysiol 2015; 103:62-8. [PMID: 25681533 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Impairments in spatial and temporal integration of brain network activity are a core feature of schizophrenia. Neural network oscillatory activity is considered to be fundamentally important in coordinating neural activity throughout the brain. Hence, exploration of brain oscillations has become an indispensible tool to study the neural basis of mental illnesses. However, most of the studies in schizophrenia include medicated patients. This implicates the question to what extent are changes in the electrophysiological parameters genuine illness effects, genuine drug effects or a mixture of both. We here provide a short overview of the neuropharmacology of brain oscillations with respect to schizophrenia. The core assumption of the so-called "pharmaco-EEG" approach is that drug effects on mental and cognitive functions are reflected in changes in quantitative EEG parameters. Hence, clinical efficacy of drugs might be predicted on the basis of the neuropharmacology of electrophysiological measures, such as brain oscillations. Vice versa, knowledge of drug effects on brain oscillations can be of essence in understanding schizophrenia. However, the current literature lacks systematic findings, because of at least two problems. First, the pharmacology of most antipsychotic drugs is complex including interactions with several transmitter receptors. Second, the neuropathology of schizophrenia still has no pathognomonic signature. Even though it is presently not possible to clearly dissociate drug- and illness effects in neural oscillations, this review emphasizes future studies to foster the understanding of this relationship in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric diseases.
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- Michael Koch
- Brain Research Institute, Dept. of Neuropharmacology, University of Bremen, Hochschulring 18, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
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- Institute of Psychology and Cognition Research, University of Bremen, Grazerstr. 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Psychology and Cognition Research, University of Bremen, Grazerstr. 4, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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Rapp PE, Keyser DO, Albano A, Hernandez R, Gibson DB, Zambon RA, Hairston WD, Hughes JD, Krystal A, Nichols AS. Traumatic brain injury detection using electrophysiological methods. Front Hum Neurosci 2015; 9:11. [PMID: 25698950 PMCID: PMC4316720 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Measuring neuronal activity with electrophysiological methods may be useful in detecting neurological dysfunctions, such as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This approach may be particularly valuable for rapid detection in at-risk populations including military service members and athletes. Electrophysiological methods, such as quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) and recording event-related potentials (ERPs) may be promising; however, the field is nascent and significant controversy exists on the efficacy and accuracy of the approaches as diagnostic tools. For example, the specific measures derived from an electroencephalogram (EEG) that are most suitable as markers of dysfunction have not been clearly established. A study was conducted to summarize and evaluate the statistical rigor of evidence on the overall utility of qEEG as an mTBI detection tool. The analysis evaluated qEEG measures/parameters that may be most suitable as fieldable diagnostic tools, identified other types of EEG measures and analysis methods of promise, recommended specific measures and analysis methods for further development as mTBI detection tools, identified research gaps in the field, and recommended future research and development thrust areas. The qEEG study group formed the following conclusions: (1) Individual qEEG measures provide limited diagnostic utility for mTBI. However, many measures can be important features of qEEG discriminant functions, which do show significant promise as mTBI detection tools. (2) ERPs offer utility in mTBI detection. In fact, evidence indicates that ERPs can identify abnormalities in cases where EEGs alone are non-disclosing. (3) The standard mathematical procedures used in the characterization of mTBI EEGs should be expanded to incorporate newer methods of analysis including non-linear dynamical analysis, complexity measures, analysis of causal interactions, graph theory, and information dynamics. (4) Reports of high specificity in qEEG evaluations of TBI must be interpreted with care. High specificities have been reported in carefully constructed clinical studies in which healthy controls were compared against a carefully selected TBI population. The published literature indicates, however, that similar abnormalities in qEEG measures are observed in other neuropsychiatric disorders. While it may be possible to distinguish a clinical patient from a healthy control participant with this technology, these measures are unlikely to discriminate between, for example, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or TBI. The specificities observed in these clinical studies may well be lost in real world clinical practice. (5) The absence of specificity does not preclude clinical utility. The possibility of use as a longitudinal measure of treatment response remains. However, efficacy as a longitudinal clinical measure does require acceptable test-retest reliability. To date, very few test-retest reliability studies have been published with qEEG data obtained from TBI patients or from healthy controls. This is a particular concern because high variability is a known characteristic of the injured central nervous system.
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Frederick, MD, USA
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- U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD, USA
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Phillips KG, Uhlhaas PJ. Neural oscillations as a translational tool in schizophrenia research: rationale, paradigms and challenges. J Psychopharmacol 2015; 29:155-68. [PMID: 25567552 DOI: 10.1177/0269881114562093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Neural oscillations have received recently a great deal of interest in schizophrenia research because of the possibility to integrate findings from non-invasive electro/magnetoencephalographical recordings with pre-clinical research, which could potentially lead to the identification of pathophysiological mechanisms and novel treatment targets. In the current paper, we review the potential as well as the challenges of this approach by summarizing findings on alterations in rhythmic activity from both animal models and human data which have implicated dysfunctional neural oscillations in the explanation of cognitive deficits and certain clinical symptoms of schizophrenia. Specifically, we will focus on findings that have examined neural oscillations during 1) perceptual processing, 2) working memory and executive processes and 3) spontaneous activity. The importance of the development of paradigms suitable for human and animal models is discussed as well as the search for mechanistic explanation for oscillatory dysfunctions.
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- Keith G Phillips
- Lilly Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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The human connectome will provide a detailed mapping of the brain's connectivity, with fundamental insights for health and disease. However, further understanding of brain function and dysfunction will require an integrated framework that links brain connectivity with brain dynamics, as well as the biological details that relate this connectivity more directly to function. In this Perspective, we describe such a framework for studying the brain's "dynome" and its relationship to cognition.
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- Nancy J Kopell
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- The Hull York Medical School, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Effects of NMDA receptor antagonists and antipsychotics on high frequency oscillations recorded in the nucleus accumbens of freely moving mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2015; 232:4525-35. [PMID: 26446869 PMCID: PMC4646921 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-4073-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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RATIONALE Abnormal oscillatory activity associated with N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunction is widely considered to contribute to the symptoms of schizophrenia. OBJECTIVE This study aims to characterise the changes produced by NMDA receptor antagonists and antipsychotics on accumbal high-frequency oscillations (HFO; 130-180 Hz) in mice. METHODS Local field potentials were recorded from the nucleus accumbens of freely moving mice. RESULTS Systemic injection of ketamine and MK801 both dose-dependently increased the power of HFO and produced small increases in HFO frequency. The atypical antipsychotic drug, clozapine, produced a robust dose-dependent reduction in the frequency of MK801-enhanced HFO, whilst haloperidol, a typical antipsychotic drug, had little effect. Stimulation of NMDA receptors (directly or through the glycine site) as well as activation of 5-HT1A receptors, reduced the frequency of MK801-enhanced HFO, but other receptors known to be targets for clozapine, namely 5-HT2A, 5-HT7 and histamine H3 receptors had no effect. CONCLUSIONS NMDA receptor antagonists and antipsychotics produce broadly similar fundamental effects on HFO, as reported previously for rats, but we did observe several notable differences. In mice, HFO at baseline were weak or not detectable unlike rats. Post-injection of NMDA receptor antagonists HFO was also weaker but significantly faster. Additionally, we found that atypical antipsychotic drugs may reduce the frequency of HFO by interacting with NMDA and/or 5-HT1A receptors.
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Kirli KK, Ermentrout GB, Cho RY. Computational study of NMDA conductance and cortical oscillations in schizophrenia. Front Comput Neurosci 2014; 8:133. [PMID: 25368573 PMCID: PMC4201161 DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2014.00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunction has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. The illness is also characterized by gamma oscillatory disturbances, which can be evaluated with precise frequency specificity employing auditory cortical entrainment paradigms. This computational study investigates how synaptic NMDA hypofunction may give rise to network level oscillatory deficits as indexed by entrainment paradigms. We developed a computational model of a local cortical circuit with pyramidal cells and fast-spiking interneurons (FSI), incorporating NMDA, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic (AMPA), and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synaptic kinetics. We evaluated the effects of varying NMDA conductance on FSIs and pyramidal cells, as well as AMPA to NMDA ratio. We also examined the differential effects across a broad range of entrainment frequencies as a function of NMDA conductance. Varying NMDA conductance onto FSIs revealed an inverted-U relation with network gamma whereas NMDA conductance onto the pyramidal cells had a more monotonic relationship. Varying NMDA vs. AMPA conductance onto FSIs demonstrated the necessity of AMPA in the generation of gamma while NMDA receptors had a modulatory role. Finally, reducing NMDA conductance onto FSI and varying the stimulus input frequency reproduced the specific reductions in gamma range (~40 Hz) as observed in schizophrenia studies. Our computational study showed that reductions in NMDA conductance onto FSIs can reproduce similar disturbances in entrainment to periodic stimuli within the gamma range as reported in schizophrenia studies. These findings provide a mechanistic account of how specific cellular level disturbances can give rise to circuitry level pathophysiologic disturbance in schizophrenia.
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- Kübra Komek Kirli
- Program in Neural Computation, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, TX, USA
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The observation that antagonists of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), such as phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine, transiently induce symptoms of acute schizophrenia had led to a paradigm shift from dopaminergic to glutamatergic dysfunction in pharmacological models of schizophrenia. The glutamate hypothesis can explain negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia better than the dopamine hypothesis, and has the potential to explain dopamine dysfunction itself. The pharmacological and psychomimetic effects of ketamine, which is safer for human subjects than phencyclidine, are herein reviewed. Ketamine binds to a variety of receptors, but principally acts at the NMDAR, and convergent genetic and molecular evidence point to NMDAR hypofunction in schizophrenia. Furthermore, NMDAR hypofunction can explain connectional and oscillatory abnormalities in schizophrenia in terms of both weakened excitation of inhibitory γ-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) interneurons that synchronize cortical networks and disinhibition of principal cells. Individuals with prenatal NMDAR aberrations might experience the onset of schizophrenia towards the completion of synaptic pruning in adolescence, when network connectivity drops below a critical value. We conclude that ketamine challenge is useful for studying the positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms, dopaminergic and GABAergic dysfunction, age of onset, functional dysconnectivity, and abnormal cortical oscillations observed in acute schizophrenia.
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- Joel Frohlich
- Neuroscience Research Program, 1506D Gonda Center, University of California, Los Angeles Box 951761, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1761
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- The Institute for Neuroimaging and Informatics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 2001 North Soto Street – SSB1-102, Los Angeles, CA 90032, Phone: (323) 442-7246
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Frontal gamma noise power and cognitive domains in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Res 2014; 221:104-13. [PMID: 24300084 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The cognitive deficit profile is different among individuals with schizophrenia. We quantified the amount of electroencephalographic activity unlocked to stimuli onset (noise power) over frontal regions regarding deficit in cognitive domains. Forty-six patients with schizophrenia and 27 healthy controls underwent clinical, cognitive and electrophysiological assessments. Noise power studies may be considered complementary but not equivalent to induced power studies. We compared gamma and theta noise power magnitude during a P300 paradigm between subsets of patients divided according to cognitive deficit in key domains and controls. Patients displayed higher gamma noise power activity at Fz site and significantly lower performance in all cognitive domains when compared to controls. The subset of patients with cognitive deficit for working memory and problem solving/executive functions domains displayed significantly higher frontal-lateral noise power values in comparison to the subset of patients without cognitive deficit and controls. Patients with significant cognitive deficits in domains with greater frontal contribution are also characterized by an abnormally higher gamma band noise power over the frontal region. Our data may endorse various biological subsets within schizophrenia, characterized by the presence or absence of a significant cognitive deficit in frontal domains.
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Pinault D. N-Methyl D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonists Amplify Network Baseline Gamma Frequency (30–80 Hz) Oscillations: Noise and Signal. AIMS Neurosci 2014. [DOI: 10.3934/neuroscience.2014.2.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Buzsáki G, Logothetis N, Singer W. Scaling brain size, keeping timing: evolutionary preservation of brain rhythms. Neuron 2013; 80:751-64. [PMID: 24183025 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 514] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite the several-thousand-fold increase of brain volume during the course of mammalian evolution, the hierarchy of brain oscillations remains remarkably preserved, allowing for multiple-time-scale communication within and across neuronal networks at approximately the same speed, irrespective of brain size. Deployment of large-diameter axons of long-range neurons could be a key factor in the preserved time management in growing brains. We discuss the consequences of such preserved network constellation in mental disease, drug discovery, and interventional therapies.
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- György Buzsáki
- The Neuroscience Institute, Center for Neural Science, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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