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Leung LS, Gill RS, Shen B, Chu L. Cholinergic and behavior-dependent beta and gamma waves are coupled between olfactory bulb and hippocampus. Hippocampus 2024; 34:464-490. [PMID: 38949057 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
Olfactory oscillations may enhance cognitive processing through coupling with beta (β, 15-30 Hz) and gamma (γ, 30-160 Hz) activity in the hippocampus (HPC). We hypothesize that coupling between olfactory bulb (OB) and HPC oscillations is increased by cholinergic activation in control rats and is reduced in kainic-acid-treated epileptic rats, a model of temporal lobe epilepsy. OB γ2 (63-100 Hz) power was higher during walking and immobility-awake (IMM) compared to sleep, while γ1 (30-57 Hz) power was higher during grooming than other behavioral states. Muscarinic cholinergic agonist pilocarpine (25 mg/kg ip) with peripheral muscarinic blockade increased OB power and OB-HPC coherence at β and γ1 frequency bands. A similar effect was found after physostigmine (0.5 mg/kg ip) but not scopolamine (10 mg/kg ip). Pilocarpine increased bicoherence and cross-frequency coherence (CFC) between OB slow waves (SW, 1-5 Hz) and hippocampal β, γ1 and γ2 waves, with stronger coherence at CA1 alveus and CA3c than CA1 stratum radiatum. Bicoherence further revealed a nonlinear interaction of β waves in OB with β waves at the CA1-alveus. Beta and γ1 waves in OB or HPC were segregated at one phase of the OB-SW, opposite to the phase of γ2 and γ3 (100-160 Hz) waves, suggesting independent temporal processing of β/γ1 versus γ2/γ3 waves. At CA1 radiatum, kainic-acid-treated epileptic rats compared to control rats showed decreased theta power, theta-β and theta-γ2 CFC during baseline walking, decreased CFC of HPC SW with γ2 and γ3 waves during baseline IMM, and decreased coupling of OB SW with β and γ2 waves at CA1 alveus after pilocarpine. It is concluded that β and γ waves in the OB and HPC are modulated by a slow respiratory rhythm, in a cholinergic and behavior-dependent manner, and OB-HPC functional connectivity at β and γ frequencies may enhance cognitive functions.
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- L Stan Leung
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Shadpour S, Shafqat A, Toy S, Jing Z, Attwood K, Moussavi Z, Shafiei SB. Developing cognitive workload and performance evaluation models using functional brain network analysis. NPJ AGING 2023; 9:22. [PMID: 37803137 PMCID: PMC10558559 DOI: 10.1038/s41514-023-00119-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Cognition, defined as the ability to learn, remember, sustain attention, make decisions, and solve problems, is essential in daily activities and in learning new skills. The purpose of this study was to develop cognitive workload and performance evaluation models using features that were extracted from Electroencephalogram (EEG) data through functional brain network and spectral analyses. The EEG data were recorded from 124 brain areas of 26 healthy participants conducting two cognitive tasks on a robot simulator. The functional brain network and Power Spectral Density features were extracted from EEG data using coherence and spectral analyses, respectively. Participants reported their perceived cognitive workload using the SURG-TLX questionnaire after each exercise, and the simulator generated actual performance scores. The extracted features, actual performance scores, and subjectively assessed cognitive workload values were used to develop linear models for evaluating performance and cognitive workload. Furthermore, the Pearson correlation was used to find the correlation between participants' age, performance, and cognitive workload. The findings demonstrated that combined EEG features retrieved from spectral analysis and functional brain networks can be used to evaluate cognitive workload and performance. The cognitive workload in conducting only Matchboard level 3, which is more challenging than Matchboard level 2, was correlated with age (0.54, p-value = 0.01). This finding may suggest playing more challenging computer games are more helpful in identifying changes in cognitive workload caused by aging. The findings could open the door for a new era of objective evaluation and monitoring of cognitive workload and performance.
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- Saeed Shadpour
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Intelligent Cancer Care Laboratory, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, 24016, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Biomedical Engineering Program and Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 5V6, Canada
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- Intelligent Cancer Care Laboratory, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
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Duan Y, Wang S, Yuan Q, Shi Y, Jiang N, Jiang D, Song J, Wang P, Zhuang L. Long-Term Flexible Neural Interface for Synchronous Recording of Cross-Regional Sensory Processing along the Olfactory Pathway. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2205768. [PMID: 37035943 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Humans perceive the world through five senses, of which olfaction is the oldest evolutionary sense that enables the detection of chemicals in the external environment. Recent progress in bioinspired electronics has boosted the development of artificial sensory systems. Here, a biohybrid olfactory system is proposed by integrating living mammals with implantable flexible neural electrodes, to employ the outstanding properties of mammalian olfactory system. In olfactory perception, the peripheral organ-olfactory epithelium (OE) projects axons into the olfactory relay station-olfactory bulb (OB). The olfactory information encoded in the neural activity is recorded from both OE and OB simultaneously using flexible neural electrodes. Results reveal that spontaneous slow oscillations (<12 Hz) in both OE and OB closely follow respiration. This respiration-locked rhythm modulates the amplitude of fast oscillations (>20 Hz), which are associated with odor perception. Further, by extracting the characteristics of odor-evoked oscillatory signals, responses of different odors are identified and classified with 80% accuracy. This study demonstrates for the first time that the flexible electrode enables chronic stable electrophysiological recordings of the peripheral and central olfactory system in vivo. Overall, the method provides a novel neural interface for olfactory biosensing and cognitive processing.
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- Yan Duan
- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Soft Matter Research Center, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Innovation Center for Smart Medical Technologies & Devices, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Innovation Center for Smart Medical Technologies & Devices, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Soft Matter Research Center, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310012, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- Innovation Center for Smart Medical Technologies & Devices, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- The MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
- State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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Ferguson B, Glick C, Huguenard JR. Prefrontal PV interneurons facilitate attention and are linked to attentional dysfunction in a mouse model of absence epilepsy. eLife 2023; 12:e78349. [PMID: 37014118 PMCID: PMC10072875 DOI: 10.7554/elife.78349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Absence seizures are characterized by brief periods of unconsciousness accompanied by lapses in motor function that can occur hundreds of times throughout the day. Outside of these frequent moments of unconsciousness, approximately a third of people living with the disorder experience treatment-resistant attention impairments. Convergent evidence suggests prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction may underlie attention impairments in affected patients. To examine this, we use a combination of slice physiology, fiber photometry, electrocorticography (ECoG), optogenetics, and behavior in the Scn8a+/-mouse model of absence epilepsy. Attention function was measured using a novel visual attention task where a light cue that varied in duration predicted the location of a food reward. In Scn8a+/-mice, we find altered parvalbumin interneuron (PVIN) output in the medial PFC (mPFC) in vitro and PVIN hypoactivity along with reductions in gamma power during cue presentation in vivo. This was associated with poorer attention performance in Scn8a+/-mice that could be rescued by gamma-frequency optogenetic stimulation of PVINs. This highlights cue-related PVIN activity as an important mechanism for attention and suggests PVINs may represent a therapeutic target for cognitive comorbidities in absence epilepsy.
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- Brielle Ferguson
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford UniversityStanfordUnited States
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
- Program in Neurobiology and Department of Neurology, Boston Children's HospitalBostonUnited States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford UniversityStanfordUnited States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford UniversityStanfordUnited States
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Cansler HL, in ’t Zandt EE, Carlson KS, Khan WT, Ma M, Wesson DW. Organization and engagement of a prefrontal-olfactory network during olfactory selective attention. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:1504-1526. [PMID: 35511680 PMCID: PMC9930634 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sensory perception is profoundly shaped by attention. Attending to an odor strongly regulates if and how it is perceived - yet the brain systems involved in this process are unknown. Here we report integration of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a collection of brain regions integral to attention, with the olfactory system in the context of selective attention to odors. METHODS First, we used tracing methods to establish the tubular striatum (TuS, also known as the olfactory tubercle) as the primary olfactory region to receive direct mPFC input in rats. Next, we recorded (i) local field potentials from the olfactory bulb (OB), mPFC, and TuS, or (ii) sniffing, while rats completed an olfactory selective attention task. RESULTS Gamma power and coupling of gamma oscillations with theta phase were consistently high as rats flexibly switched their attention to odors. Beta and theta synchrony between mPFC and olfactory regions were elevated as rats switched their attention to odors. Finally, we found that sniffing was consistent despite shifting attentional demands, suggesting that the mPFC-OB theta coherence is independent of changes in active sampling. CONCLUSIONS Together, these findings begin to define an olfactory attention network wherein mPFC activity, as well as that within olfactory regions, are coordinated based upon attentional states.
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- Hillary L Cansler
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Center for Smell and Taste, Center for Addiction Research and Education, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, 1200 Newell Dr., Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Center for Smell and Taste, Center for Addiction Research and Education, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, 1200 Newell Dr., Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Center for Smell and Taste, Center for Addiction Research and Education, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, 1200 Newell Dr., Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Center for Smell and Taste, Center for Addiction Research and Education, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, 1200 Newell Dr., Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 110 Johnson Pavilion, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Center for Smell and Taste, Center for Addiction Research and Education, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, University of Florida, 1200 Newell Dr., Gainesville, FL 32610, United States
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Salimi M, Ayene F, Parsazadegan T, Nazari M, Jamali Y, Raoufy MR. Nasal airflow promotes default mode network activity. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2023; 307:103981. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Interictal Gamma Event Connectivity Differentiates the Seizure Network and Outcome in Patients after Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery. eNeuro 2022; 9:ENEURO.0141-22.2022. [PMID: 36418173 PMCID: PMC9770020 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0141-22.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Studies of interictal EEG functional connectivity in the epileptic brain seek to identify abnormal interactions between brain regions involved in generating seizures, which clinically often is defined by the seizure onset zone (SOZ). However, there is evidence for abnormal connectivity outside the SOZ (NSOZ), and removal of the SOZ does not always result in seizure control, suggesting, in some cases, that the extent of abnormal connectivity indicates a larger seizure network than the SOZ. To better understand the potential differences in interictal functional connectivity in relation to the seizure network and outcome, we computed event connectivity in the theta (4-8 Hz, ThEC), low-gamma (30-55 Hz, LGEC), and high-gamma (65-95 Hz, HGEC) bands from interictal depth EEG recorded in surgical patients with medication-resistant seizures suspected to begin in the temporal lobe. Analysis finds stronger LGEC and HGEC in SOZ than NSOZ of seizure-free (SF) patients (p = 1.10e-9, 0.0217), but no difference in not seizure-free (NSF) patients. There were stronger LGEC and HGEC between mesial and lateral temporal SOZ of SF than NSF patients (p = 0.00114, 0.00205), and stronger LGEC and ThEC in NSOZ of NSF than SF patients (p = 0.0089, 0.0111). These results show that event connectivity is sensitive to differences in the interactions between regions in SOZ and NSOZ and SF and NSF patients. Patients with differential strengths in event connectivity could represent a well-localized seizure network, whereas an absence of differences could indicate a larger seizure network than the one localized by the SOZ and higher likelihood for seizure recurrence.
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Chen X, Shi X, Wu Y, Zhou Z, Chen S, Han Y, Shan C. Gamma oscillations and application of 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation to improve brain function. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2811. [PMID: 36374520 PMCID: PMC9759142 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Audiovisual stimulation, such as auditory stimulation, light stimulation, and audiovisual combined stimulation, as a non-invasive stimulation, which can induce gamma oscillation, has received increased attention in recent years, and it has been preliminarily applied in the clinical rehabilitation of brain dysfunctions, such as cognitive, language, motor, mood, and sleep dysfunctions. However, the exact mechanism underlying the therapeutic effect of 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation remains unclear; the clinical applications of 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation in brain dysfunctions rehabilitation still need further research. OBJECTIVE In order to provide new insights into brain dysfunction rehabilitation, this review begins with a discussion of the mechanism underlying 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation, followed by a brief evaluation of its clinical application in the rehabilitation of brain dysfunctions. RESULTS Currently, 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation was demonstrated to affect synaptic plasticity and modify the connection status of related brain networks in animal experiments and clinical trials. Although its promising efficacy has been shown in the treatment of cognitive, mood, and sleep impairment, research studies into its application in language and motor dysfunctions are still ongoing. CONCLUSIONS Although 40-Hz audiovisual stimulation seems to be effective in treating cognitive, mood, and sleep disorders, its role in language and motor dysfunctions has yet to be determined.
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- Xixi Chen
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai No.3 Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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Zhu P, Liu S, Tian Y, Chen Y, Chen W, Wang P, Du L, Wu C. Odor-induced modification of oscillations and related theta-higher gamma coupling in olfactory bulb neurons of awake and anesthetized rats. Front Chem 2022; 10:865006. [PMID: 35978860 PMCID: PMC9376862 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.865006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Olfactory gamma oscillations (40–100 Hz) are generated spontaneously in animals and represent the activity of local olfactory bulb (OB) networks, which play important roles in cognitive mechanisms. In addition, high-frequency oscillations (HFO, 130–180 Hz) have attracted widespread attention and are novel neuronal oscillations with a frequency range closer to high gamma oscillations (60–100 Hz, HGOs). Both HGOs and HFOs are distinctly regulated by θ rhythm in the hippocampus. To understand their mediation mechanisms in the OB, we investigated whether local field potential (LFP) oscillations including HGOs and HFOs and even their coupling with theta rhythm are modified by odor stimulation in both freely moving and anesthetized rats. Therefore, we combined electrophysiological technology and cross-frequency coupling analysis approaches to determine the difference in the odor-modulated LFP oscillations between awake and anesthetized rats. The obtained results indicate that LFP oscillations including HGOs and HFOs were differently modified by odor stimulation in animals of both states. However, θ-HGO and θ-HFO coupling were modified in only awake animals. It is suggested that these oscillations and their interactions with theta oscillations may play crucial roles in olfactory network activity. This could pave the way for further understanding the underlying mechanisms of oscillations in OB neurons towards odor sensation.
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- Ping Zhu
- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Liping Du, ; Chunsheng Wu,
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- Department of Biophysics, Health Science Center, Institute of Medical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education of China, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Liping Du, ; Chunsheng Wu,
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Murty DVPS, Ray S. Stimulus-induced Robust Narrow-band Gamma Oscillations in Human EEG Using Cartesian Gratings. Bio Protoc 2022; 12:e4379. [PMID: 35530517 PMCID: PMC9018439 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Stimulus-induced narrow-band gamma oscillations (20-70 Hz) are induced in the visual areas of the brain when particular visual stimuli, such as bars, gratings, or full-screen hue, are shown to the subject. Such oscillations are modulated by higher cognitive functions, like attention, and working memory, and have been shown to be abnormal in certain neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, autism, and Alzheimer's disease. However, although electroencephalogram (EEG) remains one of the most non-invasive, inexpensive, and accessible methods to record brain signals, some studies have failed to observe discernable gamma oscillations in human EEG. In this manuscript, we have described in detail a protocol to elicit robust gamma oscillations in human EEG. We believe that our protocol could help in developing non-invasive gamma-based biomarkers in human EEG, for the early detection of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
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Ahnaou A, Chave L, Manyakov NV, Drinkenburg WHIM. Odour Retrieval Processing in Mice: Cholinergic Modulation of Oscillatory Coupling in Olfactory Bulb-Piriform Networks. Neuropsychobiology 2022; 80:374-392. [PMID: 33588406 DOI: 10.1159/000513511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS Olfactory dysfunction can provide valuable insight into early pathophysiological processes of brain disorders. Olfactory processing of chemosensory and odour sensitivity relies on segregating salient odours from background odours cues. Odour-evoked fast oscillations in the olfactory bulb (OB) are hypothesized to be an important index of odour quality coding. The present preclinical work aimed at better understanding connectivity associated with odour coding and behavioural odour discrimination. METHODS Network oscillations and functional connectivity (FC) were measured in C57BL/6 mice performing the olfactory associative odour learning (OL) test, using multichannel local field potential recordings in key olfactory networks. Cholinergic modulation of odour processing was investigated using the muscarinic antagonist scopolamine. RESULTS At the behavioural level, olfactory memory, which refers to the acquisition and recollection of a reference odour by reduced exploration time, was observed in animals that correctly learned the task. Significant decrease in mean investigation and retrieval time of the associated odour-food reward was observed between trials. At the network level, the associated odour during sniffing behaviour was associated with enhanced coherence in the β and γ frequency oscillations across the olfactory pathway, with marked changes observed between the OB and anterior piriform cortex (PC). The enhanced phase-amplitude cross-frequency coupling in the OB and the weak coupling index in the hippocampal CA1 suggests a role of the OB network in olfaction encoding and processing. Scopolamine impaired behavioural and FC underlying recall and retrieval of the associated odour. CONCLUSION The results suggest that the acquisition and formation of odour reference memory rely primarily on FC at the OB-PC network and confirm the role of muscarinic receptors in olfactory retrieval processing.
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- Abdallah Ahnaou
- Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium,
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- Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Janssen Research & Development, a Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Beerse, Belgium
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The human olfactory bulb processes odor valence representation and cues motor avoidance behavior. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2101209118. [PMID: 34645711 PMCID: PMC8545486 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101209118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Determining the valence of an odor to guide rapid approach-avoidance behavior is thought to be one of the core tasks of the olfactory system, and yet little is known of the initial neural mechanisms supporting this process or of its subsequent behavioral manifestation in humans. In two experiments, we measured the functional processing of odor valence perception in the human olfactory bulb (OB)-the first processing stage of the olfactory system-using a noninvasive method as well as assessed the subsequent motor avoidance response. We demonstrate that odor valence perception is associated with both gamma and beta activity in the human OB. Moreover, we show that negative, but not positive, odors initiate an early beta response in the OB, a response that is linked to a preparatory neural motor response in the motor cortex. Finally, in a separate experiment, we show that negative odors trigger a full-body motor avoidance response, manifested as a rapid leaning away from the odor, within the time period predicted by the OB results. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the human OB processes odor valence in a sequential manner in both the gamma and beta frequency bands and suggest that rapid processing of unpleasant odors in the OB might underlie rapid approach-avoidance decisions.
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Burton SD, Urban NN. Cell and circuit origins of fast network oscillations in the mammalian main olfactory bulb. eLife 2021; 10:74213. [PMID: 34658333 PMCID: PMC8553344 DOI: 10.7554/elife.74213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neural synchrony generates fast network oscillations throughout the brain, including the main olfactory bulb (MOB), the first processing station of the olfactory system. Identifying the mechanisms synchronizing neurons in the MOB will be key to understanding how network oscillations support the coding of a high-dimensional sensory space. Here, using paired recordings and optogenetic activation of glomerular sensory inputs in MOB slices, we uncovered profound differences in principal mitral cell (MC) vs. tufted cell (TC) spike-time synchrony: TCs robustly synchronized across fast- and slow-gamma frequencies, while MC synchrony was weaker and concentrated in slow-gamma frequencies. Synchrony among both cell types was enhanced by shared glomerular input but was independent of intraglomerular lateral excitation. Cell-type differences in synchrony could also not be traced to any difference in the synchronization of synaptic inhibition. Instead, greater TC than MC synchrony paralleled the more periodic firing among resonant TCs than MCs and emerged in patterns consistent with densely synchronous network oscillations. Collectively, our results thus reveal a mechanism for parallel processing of sensory information in the MOB via differential TC vs. MC synchrony, and further contrast mechanisms driving fast network oscillations in the MOB from those driving the sparse synchronization of irregularly firing principal cells throughout cortex.
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- Shawn D Burton
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, United States
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Gutierrez BC, Pita Almenar MR, Martínez LJ, Siñeriz Louis M, Albarracín VH, Cantero MDR, Cantiello HF. Honeybee Brain Oscillations Are Generated by Microtubules. The Concept of a Brain Central Oscillator. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:727025. [PMID: 34658784 PMCID: PMC8511451 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.727025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Microtubules (MTs) are important structures of the cytoskeleton in neurons. Mammalian brain MTs act as biomolecular transistors that generate highly synchronous electrical oscillations. However, their role in brain function is largely unknown. To gain insight into the MT electrical oscillatory activity of the brain, we turned to the honeybee (Apis mellifera) as a useful model to isolate brains and MTs. The patch clamp technique was applied to MT sheets of purified honeybee brain MTs. High resistance seal patches showed electrical oscillations that linearly depended on the holding potential between ± 200 mV and had an average conductance in the order of ~9 nS. To place these oscillations in the context of the brain, we also explored local field potential (LFP) recordings from the Triton X-permeabilized whole honeybee brain unmasking spontaneous oscillations after but not before tissue permeabilization. Frequency domain spectral analysis of time records indicated at least two major peaks at approximately ~38 Hz and ~93 Hz in both preparations. The present data provide evidence that MT electrical oscillations are a novel signaling mechanism implicated in brain wave activity observed in the insect brain.
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- Brenda C. Gutierrez
- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Centro Integral de Microscopía Electrónica (CIME-CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Centro Integral de Microscopía Electrónica (CIME-CONICET-UNT), Tucumán, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Canales Iónicos, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Salud, Tecnología y Desarrollo (IMSaTeD, CONICET-UNSE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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Salimi M, Tabasi F, Nazari M, Ghazvineh S, Salimi A, Jamaati H, Raoufy MR. The olfactory bulb modulates entorhinal cortex oscillations during spatial working memory. J Physiol Sci 2021; 71:21. [PMID: 34193043 PMCID: PMC10717170 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-021-00805-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cognitive functions such as working memory require integrated activity among different brain regions. Notably, entorhinal cortex (EC) activity is associated with the successful working memory task. Olfactory bulb (OB) oscillations are known as rhythms that modulate rhythmic activity in widespread brain regions during cognitive tasks. Since the OB is structurally connected to the EC, we hypothesized that OB could modulate EC activity during working memory performance. Herein, we explored OB-EC functional connectivity during spatial working memory performance by simultaneous recording local field potentials when rats performed a Y-maze task. Our results showed that the coherence of delta, theta, and gamma-band oscillations between OB and EC was increased during correct trials compared to wrong trials. Cross-frequency coupling analyses revealed that the modulatory effect of OBs low-frequency phase on EC gamma power and phase was enhanced when animals correctly performed working memory task. The influx of information from OB to EC was also increased at delta and gamma bands within correct trials. These findings indicated that the modulatory influence of OB rhythms on EC oscillations might be necessary for successful working memory performance.
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- Morteza Salimi
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- Institute for Brain Sciences and Cognition, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
- Institute for Brain Sciences and Cognition, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Tort AB, Hammer M, Zhang J, Brankačk J, Draguhn A. Temporal Relations between Cortical Network Oscillations and Breathing Frequency during REM Sleep. J Neurosci 2021; 41:5229-5242. [PMID: 33963051 PMCID: PMC8211551 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3067-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nasal breathing generates a rhythmic signal which entrains cortical network oscillations in widespread brain regions on a cycle-to-cycle time scale. It is unknown, however, how respiration and neuronal network activity interact on a larger time scale: are breathing frequency and typical neuronal oscillation patterns correlated? Is there any directionality or temporal relationship? To address these questions, we recorded field potentials from the posterior parietal cortex of mice together with respiration during REM sleep. In this state, the parietal cortex exhibits prominent θ and γ oscillations while behavioral activity is minimal, reducing confounding signals. We found that the instantaneous breathing frequency strongly correlates with the instantaneous frequency and amplitude of both θ and γ oscillations. Cross-correlograms and Granger causality revealed specific directionalities for different rhythms: changes in θ activity precede and Granger-cause changes in breathing frequency, suggesting control by the functional state of the brain. On the other hand, the instantaneous breathing frequency Granger causes changes in γ frequency, suggesting that γ is influenced by a peripheral reafference signal. These findings show that changes in breathing frequency temporally relate to changes in different patterns of rhythmic brain activity. We hypothesize that such temporal relations are mediated by a common central drive likely to be located in the brainstem.
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- Adriano B.L. Tort
- Brain Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN 59056-450, Brazil
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Jung F, Carlén M. Neuronal oscillations and the mouse prefrontal cortex. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2021; 158:337-372. [PMID: 33785151 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The mouse prefrontal cortex (PFC) encompasses a collection of agranual brain regions in the rostral neocortex and is considered to be critically involved in the neuronal computations underlying intentional behaviors. Flexible behavioral responses demand coordinated integration of sensory inputs with state, goal and memory information in brain-wide neuronal networks. Neuronal oscillations are proposed to provide a temporal scaffold for coordination of neuronal network activity and routing of information. In the present book chapter, we review findings on the role neuronal oscillations in prefrontal functioning, with a specific focus on research in mice. We discuss discoveries pertaining to local prefrontal processing, as well to interactions with other brain regions. We also discuss how the recent discovery of brain-wide respiration-entrained rhythms (RR) warrant re-evaluation of certain findings on slow oscillations (<10Hz) in prefrontal functioning.
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- Felix Jung
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lage-Rupprecht V, Zhou L, Bianchini G, Aghvami SS, Mueller M, Rózsa B, Sassoè-Pognetto M, Egger V. Presynaptic NMDARs cooperate with local spikes toward GABA release from the reciprocal olfactory bulb granule cell spine. eLife 2020; 9:e63737. [PMID: 33252329 PMCID: PMC7704106 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In the rodent olfactory bulb the smooth dendrites of the principal glutamatergic mitral cells (MCs) form reciprocal dendrodendritic synapses with large spines on GABAergic granule cells (GC), where unitary release of glutamate can trigger postsynaptic local activation of voltage-gated Na+-channels (Navs), that is a spine spike. Can such single MC input evoke reciprocal release? We find that unitary-like activation via two-photon uncaging of glutamate causes GC spines to release GABA both synchronously and asynchronously onto MC dendrites. This release indeed requires activation of Navs and high-voltage-activated Ca2+-channels (HVACCs), but also of NMDA receptors (NMDAR). Simulations show temporally overlapping HVACC- and NMDAR-mediated Ca2+-currents during the spine spike, and ultrastructural data prove NMDAR presence within the GABAergic presynapse. This cooperative action of presynaptic NMDARs allows to implement synapse-specific, activity-dependent lateral inhibition, and thus could provide an efficient solution to combinatorial percept synthesis in a sensory system with many receptor channels.
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- Vanessa Lage-Rupprecht
- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
- Department of Bioinformatics, Fraunhofer SCAISankt AugustinGermany
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- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of TehranTehranIslamic Republic of Iran
- School of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences (IPM)TehranIslamic Republic of Iran
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- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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- Two-Photon Imaging Center, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Neurophysiology, Institute of Zoology, Universität RegensburgRegensburgGermany
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Kosenko PO, Smolikov AB, Voynov VB, Shaposhnikov PD, Saevskiy AI, Kiroy VN. Effect of Xylazine-Tiletamine-Zolazepam on the Local Field Potential of the Rat Olfactory Bulb. Comp Med 2020; 70:492-498. [PMID: 33168131 DOI: 10.30802/aalas-cm-20-990015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Neural oscillations of the mammalian olfactory system have been studied for decades. This research suggests they are linked to various processes involved in odor information analysis, depending on the vigilance state and presentation of stimuli. In addition, the effects of various anesthetics, including commonly used ones like chloral hydrate, pentobarbital, ketamine, and urethane, on the local field potential (LFP) in the olfactory bulb (OB) have been studied. In particular, the combination of xylazine and tiletamine-zolazepam has been shown to produce steady anesthesia for an extended period and relatively few adverse effects; however, their effects on the LFP in the OB remain unknown. To study those effects, we recorded the LFP in the OB of rats under xylazine-tiletamine-zolazepam anesthesia. During the period of anesthesia, the spectral powers of the 1-4, 9-16, 31-64, 65-90 frequency bands increased significantly, and that of 91-170 Hz frequency band decreased significantly, whereas no significant changes were observed in the 5-8 and 17-30 Hz ranges. These results reveal dynamic changes in the time and frequency characteristics of the LFP in the OB of rats under xylazine-tiletamine- zolazepam anesthesia and suggest that this combination of anesthetics could be used for studying oscillatory processes in the OB of rats.
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Imamura F, Ito A, LaFever BJ. Subpopulations of Projection Neurons in the Olfactory Bulb. Front Neural Circuits 2020; 14:561822. [PMID: 32982699 PMCID: PMC7485133 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2020.561822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Generation of neuronal diversity is a biological strategy widely used in the brain to process complex information. The olfactory bulb is the first relay station of olfactory information in the vertebrate central nervous system. In the olfactory bulb, axons of the olfactory sensory neurons form synapses with dendrites of projection neurons that transmit the olfactory information to the olfactory cortex. Historically, the olfactory bulb projection neurons have been classified into two populations, mitral cells and tufted cells. The somata of these cells are distinctly segregated within the layers of the olfactory bulb; the mitral cells are located in the mitral cell layer while the tufted cells are found in the external plexiform layer. Although mitral and tufted cells share many morphological, biophysical, and molecular characteristics, they differ in soma size, projection patterns of their dendrites and axons, and odor responses. In addition, tufted cells are further subclassified based on the relative depth of their somata location in the external plexiform layer. Evidence suggests that different types of tufted cells have distinct cellular properties and play different roles in olfactory information processing. Therefore, mitral and different types of tufted cells are considered as starting points for parallel pathways of olfactory information processing in the brain. Moreover, recent studies suggest that mitral cells also consist of heterogeneous subpopulations with different cellular properties despite the fact that the mitral cell layer is a single-cell layer. In this review, we first compare the morphology of projection neurons in the olfactory bulb of different vertebrate species. Next, we explore the similarities and differences among subpopulations of projection neurons in the rodent olfactory bulb. We also discuss the timing of neurogenesis as a factor for the generation of projection neuron heterogeneity in the olfactory bulb. Knowledge about the subpopulations of olfactory bulb projection neurons will contribute to a better understanding of the complex olfactory information processing in higher brain regions.
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- Fumiaki Imamura
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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Oscillations in the auditory system and their possible role. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 113:507-528. [PMID: 32298712 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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GOURÉVITCH, B., C. Martin, O. Postal, J.J. Eggermont. Oscillations in the auditory system, their possible role. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV XXX XXX-XXX, 2020. - Neural oscillations are thought to have various roles in brain processing such as, attention modulation, neuronal communication, motor coordination, memory consolidation, decision-making, or feature binding. The role of oscillations in the auditory system is less clear, especially due to the large discrepancy between human and animal studies. Here we describe many methodological issues that confound the results of oscillation studies in the auditory field. Moreover, we discuss the relationship between neural entrainment and oscillations that remains unclear. Finally, we aim to identify which kind of oscillations could be specific or salient to the auditory areas and their processing. We suggest that the role of oscillations might dramatically differ between the primary auditory cortex and the more associative auditory areas. Despite the moderate presence of intrinsic low frequency oscillations in the primary auditory cortex, rhythmic components in the input seem crucial for auditory processing. This allows the phase entrainment between the oscillatory phase and rhythmic input, which is an integral part of stimulus selection within the auditory system.
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Lane G, Zhou G, Noto T, Zelano C. Assessment of direct knowledge of the human olfactory system. Exp Neurol 2020; 329:113304. [PMID: 32278646 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Gregory Lane
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 303 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Sudden Intrabulbar Amyloid Increase Simultaneously Disrupts Olfactory Bulb Oscillations and Odor Detection. Neural Plast 2019; 2019:3424906. [PMID: 31531013 PMCID: PMC6721117 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3424906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There seems to be a correlation between soluble amyloid beta protein (Aβ) accumulation in the main olfactory bulb (OB) and smell deterioration in both Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and animal models. Moreover, this loss of smell appears to be related to alterations in neural network activity in several olfactory-related circuits, including the OB, as has been observed in anesthetized animals and brain slices. It is possible that there is a correlation between these two pathological phenomena, but a direct and simultaneous evaluation of the acute and direct effect of Aβ on OB activity while animals are actually smelling has not been performed. Thus, here, we tested the effects of acute intrabulbar injection of Aβ at a low dose (200 pmol) on the OB local field potential before and during the presence of a hidden piece of smelly food. Our results show that Aβ decreases the power of OB network activity while impairing the animal's ability to reach the hidden food. We found a strong relationship between the power of the OB oscillations and the correlation between OBs and the olfactory detection test scores. These findings provide a direct link between Aβ-induced OB network dysfunction and smell loss in rodents, which could be extrapolated to AD patients.
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Heck DH, Kozma R, Kay LM. The rhythm of memory: how breathing shapes memory function. J Neurophysiol 2019; 122:563-571. [PMID: 31215344 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00200.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The mammalian olfactory bulb displays a prominent respiratory rhythm, which is linked to the sniff cycle and is driven by sensory input from olfactory receptors in the nasal sensory epithelium. In rats and mice, respiratory frequencies occupy the same band as the hippocampal θ-rhythm, which has been shown to be a key player in memory processes. Hippocampal and olfactory bulb rhythms were previously found to be uncorrelated except in specific odor-contingency learning circumstances. However, many recent electrophysiological studies in both rodents and humans reveal a surprising cycle-by-cycle influence of nasal respiration on neuronal activity throughout much of the cerebral cortex beyond the olfactory system, including the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and subcortical structures. In addition, respiratory phase has been shown to influence higher-frequency oscillations associated with cognitive functions, including attention and memory, such as the power of γ-rhythms and the timing of hippocampal sharp wave ripples. These new findings support respiration's role in cognitive function, which is supported by studies in human subjects, in which nasal respiration has been linked to memory processes. Here, we review recent reports from human and rodent experiments that link respiration to the modulation of memory function and the neurophysiological processes involved in memory in rodents and humans. We argue that respiratory influence on the neuronal activity of two key memory structures, the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, provides a potential neuronal mechanism behind respiratory modulation of memory.
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- Detlef H Heck
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.,Department of Computer Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychology and Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Hunt MJ, Adams NE, Średniawa W, Wójcik DK, Simon A, Kasicki S, Whittington MA. The olfactory bulb is a source of high-frequency oscillations (130-180 Hz) associated with a subanesthetic dose of ketamine in rodents. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019; 44:435-442. [PMID: 30140046 PMCID: PMC6300534 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0173-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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High-frequency neuronal population oscillations (HFO, 130-180 Hz) are robustly potentiated by subanesthetic doses of ketamine. This frequency band has been recorded in functionally and neuroanatomically diverse cortical and subcortical regions, notably ventral striatal areas. However, the locus of generation remains largely unknown. There is compelling evidence that olfactory regions can drive oscillations in distant areas. Here we tested the hypothesis that the olfactory bulb (OB) is a locus for the generation of HFO following a subanesthetic dose of ketamine. The effect of ketamine on the electrophysiological activity of the OB and ventral striatum of male Wistar rats was examined using field potential and unit recordings, local inhibition, naris blockade, current source density and causality estimates. Ketamine-HFO was of larger magnitude and was phase-advanced in the OB relative to ventral striatum. Granger causality analysis was consistent with the OB as the source of HFO. Unilateral local inhibition of the OB and naris blockade both attenuated HFO recorded locally and in the ventral striatum. Within the OB, current source density analysis revealed HFO current dipoles close to the mitral layer and unit firing of mitral/tufted cells was phase locked to HFO. Our results reveal the OB as a source of ketamine-HFO which can contribute to HFO in the ventral striatum, known to project diffusely to many other brain regions. These findings provide a new conceptual understanding on how changes in olfactory system function may have implications for neurological disorders involving NMDA receptor dysfunction such as schizophrenia and depression.
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- Mark Jeremy Hunt
- University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 3 Pasteur Street, Warsaw, 02-093, Poland.
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 3 Pasteur Street, Warsaw, 02-093, Poland
- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 3 Pasteur Street, Warsaw, 02-093, Poland
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- University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, 3 Pasteur Street, Warsaw, 02-093, Poland
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Zhuang L, Zhang B, Qin Z, Wang P. Nasal Respiration is Necessary for the Generation of γ Oscillation in the Olfactory Bulb. Neuroscience 2018; 398:218-230. [PMID: 30553790 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.12.011] [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: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
γ oscillations (30-120 Hz) are generated intrinsically within local networks in the mammalian olfactory bulb (OB). The OB directly receives peripheral input from olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) that can respond to nasal airflow, and centrifugal input from neuromodulatory systems whose activities are affected by the behavioral states of animal. How peripheral and centrifugal input dynamically modulate γ oscillations is unclear. By simultaneously recording respiration signal and local field potentials (LFPs) in the OB of freely moving mice throughout at least one sleep-wake cycle, we observed that γ oscillations were highest during awake exploratory (AE) state, and successively lower during awake resting (AR) state, rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep. γ activity was further enhanced when animals were exposed to stress condition, which indicated that behavioral states may modulate γ oscillations. Moreover, γ amplitude was phase-locked to respiration-entrained rhythms (RR). RR-high γ (55-120 Hz) coupling strength was strongest during AR state, while RR-low γ (30-55 Hz) coupling strength was strongest during REM sleep. However, in the absence of nasal respiratory input, γ oscillations dramatically decreased or disappeared, and γ power was no longer modulated by behavioral states. Conversely, hippocampal γ oscillations were not altered by nasal respiratory input. These results reveal that nasal respiratory input is necessary for the generation and modulation of γ oscillations in the OB, suggesting that nasal respiration may modulate neural activity and further influence olfactory function.
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- Liujing Zhuang
- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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Bi K, Chattun MR, Liu X, Wang Q, Tian S, Zhang S, Lu Q, Yao Z. Abnormal early dynamic individual patterns of functional networks in low gamma band for depression recognition. J Affect Disord 2018; 238:366-374. [PMID: 29908476 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND The functional networks are associated with emotional processing in depression. The mapping of dynamic spatio-temporal brain networks is used to explore individual performance during early negative emotional processing. However, the dysfunctions of functional networks in low gamma band and their discriminative potentialities during early period of emotional face processing remain to be explored. METHODS Functional brain networks were constructed from the MEG recordings of 54 depressed patients and 54 controls in low gamma band (30-48 Hz). Dynamic connectivity regression (DCR) algorithm analyzed the individual change points of time series in response to emotional stimuli and constructed individualized spatio-temporal patterns. The nodal characteristics of patterns were calculated and fed into support vector machine (SVM). Performance of the classification algorithm in low gamma band was validated by dynamic topological characteristics of individual patterns in comparison to alpha and beta band. RESULTS The best discrimination accuracy of individual spatio-temporal patterns was 91.01% in low gamma band. Individual temporal patterns had better results compared to group-averaged temporal patterns in all bands. The most important discriminative networks included affective network (AN) and fronto-parietal network (FPN) in low gamma band. LIMITATIONS The sample size is relatively small. High gamma band was not considered. CONCLUSIONS The abnormal dynamic functional networks in low gamma band during early emotion processing enabled depression recognition. The individual information processing is crucial in the discovery of abnormal spatio-temporal patterns in depression during early negative emotional processing. Individual spatio-temporal patterns may reflect the real dynamic function of subjects while group-averaged data may neglect some individual information.
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- Kun Bi
- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Key Laboratory of Child Development and Learning Science, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Nanjing Brain Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Osinski BL, Kim A, Xiao W, Mehta NM, Kay LM. Pharmacological manipulation of the olfactory bulb modulates beta oscillations: testing model predictions. J Neurophysiol 2018; 120:1090-1106. [PMID: 29847235 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00090.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The mammalian olfactory bulb (OB) generates gamma (40-100 Hz) and beta (15-30 Hz) local field potential (LFP) oscillations. Gamma oscillations arise at the peak of inhalation supported by dendrodendritic interactions between glutamatergic mitral cells (MCs) and GABAergic granule cells (GCs). Beta oscillations are induced by odorants in learning or odor sensitization paradigms, but their mechanism and function are still poorly understood. When centrifugal OB inputs are blocked, beta oscillations disappear, but gamma oscillations persist. Centrifugal inputs target primarily GABAergic interneurons in the GC layer (GCL) and regulate GC excitability, suggesting a causal link between beta oscillations and GC excitability. Our previous modeling work predicted that convergence of excitatory/inhibitory inputs onto MCs and centrifugal inputs onto GCs increase GC excitability sufficiently to produce beta oscillations primarily through voltage dependent calcium channel-mediated GABA release, independently of NMDA channels. We test some of the predictions of this model by examining the influence of NMDA and muscarinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors, which affect GC excitability in different ways, on beta oscillations. A few minutes after intrabulbar infusion, scopolamine (muscarinic antagonist) suppressed odor-evoked beta in response to a strong stimulus but increased beta power in response to a weak stimulus, as predicted by our model. Pyriform cortex (PC) beta power was unchanged. Oxotremorine (muscarinic agonist) suppressed all oscillations, likely from overinhibition. APV, an NMDA receptor antagonist, suppressed gamma oscillations selectively (in OB and PC), lending support to the model's prediction that beta oscillations can be supported independently of NMDA receptors. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Olfactory bulb local field potential beta oscillations appear to be gated by GABAergic granule cell excitability. Reducing excitability with scopolamine reduces beta induced by strong odors but increases beta induced by weak odors. Beta oscillations rely on the same synapse as gamma oscillations but, unlike gamma, can persist in the absence of NMDA receptor activation. Pyriform cortex beta oscillations maintain power when olfactory bulb beta power is low, and the system maintains beta band coherence.
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- Bolesław L Osinski
- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois.,Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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- The College, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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- Masters Program in Computational Social Sciences, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois.,Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois
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Rojas-Líbano D, Wimmer Del Solar J, Aguilar-Rivera M, Montefusco-Siegmund R, Maldonado PE. Local cortical activity of distant brain areas can phase-lock to the olfactory bulb's respiratory rhythm in the freely behaving rat. J Neurophysiol 2018; 120:960-972. [PMID: 29766764 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00088.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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An important unresolved question about neural processing is the mechanism by which distant brain areas coordinate their activities and relate their local processing to global neural events. A potential candidate for the local-global integration are slow rhythms such as respiration. In this study, we asked if there are modulations of local cortical processing that are phase-locked to (peripheral) sensory-motor exploratory rhythms. We studied rats on an elevated platform where they would spontaneously display exploratory and rest behaviors. Concurrent with behavior, we monitored whisking through electromyography and the respiratory rhythm from the olfactory bulb (OB) local field potential (LFP). We also recorded LFPs from dorsal hippocampus, primary motor cortex, primary somatosensory cortex, and primary visual cortex. We defined exploration as simultaneous whisking and sniffing above 5 Hz and found that this activity peaked at ~8 Hz. We considered rest as the absence of whisking and sniffing, and in this case, respiration occurred at ~3 Hz. We found a consistent shift across all areas toward these rhythm peaks accompanying behavioral changes. We also found, across areas, that LFP gamma (70-100 Hz) amplitude could phase-lock to the animal's OB respiratory rhythm, a finding indicative of respiration-locked changes in local processing. In a subset of animals, we also recorded the hippocampal theta activity and found that occurred at frequencies overlapped with respiration but was not spectrally coherent with it, suggesting a different oscillator. Our results are consistent with the notion of respiration as a binder or integrator of activity between brain regions.
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- Daniel Rojas-Líbano
- Laboratorio de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Social, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Diego Portales , Santiago , Chile
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- Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo, Hospital El Carmen de Maipú , Santiago , Chile.,Programa de Neurología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile , Santiago , Chile
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- Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile , Valdivia , Chile.,Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Universidad de Chile , Santiago , Chile
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- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Universidad de Chile , Santiago , Chile
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Tort AB, Brankačk J, Draguhn A. Respiration-Entrained Brain Rhythms Are Global but Often Overlooked. Trends Neurosci 2018; 41:186-197. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Large Visual Stimuli Induce Two Distinct Gamma Oscillations in Primate Visual Cortex. J Neurosci 2018; 38:2730-2744. [PMID: 29440388 PMCID: PMC5852657 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2270-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Recent studies have shown the existence of two gamma rhythms in the hippocampus subserving different functions but, to date, primate studies in primary visual cortex have reported a single gamma rhythm. Here, we show that large visual stimuli induce a slow gamma (25–45 Hz) in area V1 of two awake adult female bonnet monkeys and in the EEG of 15 human subjects (7 males and 8 females), in addition to the traditionally known fast gamma (45–70 Hz). The two rhythms had different tuning characteristics for stimulus orientation, contrast, drift speed, and size. Further, fast gamma had short latency, strongly entrained spikes and was coherent over short distances, reflecting short-range processing, whereas slow gamma appeared to reflect long-range processing. Together, two gamma rhythms can potentially provide better coding or communication mechanisms and a more comprehensive biomarker for diagnosis of mental disorders. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Gamma rhythm has been associated with high-level cognitive functions such as attention and feature binding and has been reported to be abnormal in brain disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Unlike previous studies that have shown a single gamma rhythm in the primate visual cortex, we found that large visual gratings induce two distinct gamma oscillations in both monkey LFP and human EEG. These rhythms, termed slow (25–45 Hz) and fast (45–70 Hz), exhibited distinct tuning preferences, latencies, and coherence profiles, potentially reflecting processing at two different ranges. Multiple gamma oscillations in visual cortex may provide a richer representation of external visual stimuli and could be used for developing brain–machine interfacing applications and screening tests for neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Fourcaud-Trocmé N, Briffaud V, Thévenet M, Buonviso N, Amat C. In vivo beta and gamma subthreshold oscillations in rat mitral cells: origin and gating by respiratory dynamics. J Neurophysiol 2017; 119:274-289. [PMID: 29021388 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00053.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In mammals, olfactory bulb (OB) dynamics are paced by slow and fast oscillatory rhythms at multiple levels: local field potential, spike discharge, and/or membrane potential oscillations. Interactions between these levels have been well studied for the slow rhythm linked to animal respiration. However, less is known regarding rhythms in the fast beta (10-35 Hz) and gamma (35-100 Hz) frequency ranges, particularly at the membrane potential level. Using a combination of intracellular and extracellular recordings in the OB of freely breathing rats, we show that beta and gamma subthreshold oscillations (STOs) coexist intracellularly and are related to extracellular local field potential (LFP) oscillations in the same frequency range. However, they are differentially affected by changes in cell excitability and by odor stimulation. This leads us to suggest that beta and gamma STOs may rely on distinct mechanisms: gamma STOs would mainly depend on mitral cell intrinsic resonance, while beta STOs could be mainly driven by synaptic activity. In a second study, we find that STO occurrence and timing are constrained by the influence of the slow respiratory rhythm on mitral and tufted cells. First, respiratory-driven excitation seems to favor gamma STOs, while respiratory-driven inhibition favors beta STOs. Second, the respiratory rhythm is needed at the subthreshold level to lock gamma and beta STOs in similar phases as their LFP counterparts and to favor the correlation between STO frequency and spike discharge. Overall, this study helps us to understand how the interaction between slow and fast rhythms at all levels of OB dynamics shapes its functional output. NEW & NOTEWORTHY In the mammalian olfactory bulb of a freely breathing anesthetized rat, we show that both beta and gamma membrane potential fast oscillation ranges exist in the same mitral and tufted (M/T) cell. Importantly, our results suggest they have different origins and that their interaction with the slow subthreshold oscillation (respiratory rhythm) is a key mechanism to organize their dynamics, favoring their functional implication in olfactory bulb information processing.
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- Nicolas Fourcaud-Trocmé
- INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Equipe CMO, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Equipe CMO, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Equipe CMO, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Equipe CMO, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Equipe CMO, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Jiang H, Schuele S, Rosenow J, Zelano C, Parvizi J, Tao JX, Wu S, Gottfried JA. Theta Oscillations Rapidly Convey Odor-Specific Content in Human Piriform Cortex. Neuron 2017; 94:207-219.e4. [PMID: 28384472 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Olfactory oscillations are pervasive throughout vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. Such observations have long implied that rhythmic activity patterns play a fundamental role in odor coding. Using intracranial EEG recordings from rare patients with medically resistant epilepsy, we find that theta oscillations are a distinct electrophysiological signature of olfactory processing in the human brain. Across seven patients, odor stimulation enhanced theta power in human piriform cortex, with robust effects at the level of single trials. Importantly, classification analysis revealed that piriform oscillatory activity conveys olfactory-specific information that can be decoded within 110-518 ms of a sniff, and maximally within the theta frequency band. This temporal window was also associated with increased theta-specific phase coupling between piriform cortex and hippocampus. Together these findings suggest that human piriform cortex has access to olfactory content in the time-frequency domain and can utilize these signals to rapidly differentiate odor stimuli.
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- Heidi Jiang
- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Gamma and Beta Oscillations Define a Sequence of Neurocognitive Modes Present in Odor Processing. J Neurosci 2017; 36:7750-67. [PMID: 27445151 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0569-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Olfactory system beta (15-35 Hz) and gamma (40-110 Hz) oscillations of the local field potential in mammals have both been linked to odor learning and discrimination. Gamma oscillations represent the activity of a local network within the olfactory bulb, and beta oscillations represent engagement of a systemwide network. Here, we test whether beta and gamma oscillations represent different cognitive modes using the different demands of go/no-go and two-alternative choice tasks that previously were suggested to favor beta or gamma oscillations, respectively. We reconcile previous studies and show that both beta and gamma oscillations occur in both tasks, with gamma dominating the early odor sampling period (2-4 sniffs) and beta dominating later. The relative power and coherence of both oscillations depend separately on multiple factors within both tasks without categorical differences across tasks. While the early/gamma-associated period occurs in all trials, rats can perform above chance without the later/beta-associated period. Longer sampling, which includes beta oscillations, is associated with better performance. Gamma followed by beta oscillations therefore represents a sequence of cognitive and neural states during odor discrimination, which can be separately modified depending on the demands of a task and odor discrimination. Additionally, fast (85 Hz) and slow (70 Hz) olfactory bulb gamma oscillation sub-bands have been hypothesized to represent tufted and mitral cell networks, respectively (Manabe and Mori, 2013). We find that fast gamma favors the early and slow gamma the later (beta-dominated) odor-sampling period and that the relative contributions of these oscillations are consistent across tasks. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Olfactory system gamma (40-110 Hz) and beta (15-35 Hz) oscillations of the local field potential indicate different neural firing statistics and functional circuits. We show that gamma and beta oscillations occur in stereotyped sequence during odor sampling in associative tasks, with local gamma dominating the first 250 ms of odor sniffing, followed by systemwide beta as behavioral responses are prepared. Oscillations and coupling strength between brain regions are modulated by task, odor, and learning, showing that task features can dramatically adjust the dynamics of a cortical sensory system, which changes state every ∼250 ms. Understanding cortical circuits, even at the biophysical level, depends on careful use of multiple behavioral contexts and stimuli.
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Osinski BL, Kay LM. Granule cell excitability regulates gamma and beta oscillations in a model of the olfactory bulb dendrodendritic microcircuit. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:522-39. [PMID: 27121582 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00988.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Odors evoke gamma (40-100 Hz) and beta (20-30 Hz) oscillations in the local field potential (LFP) of the mammalian olfactory bulb (OB). Gamma (and possibly beta) oscillations arise from interactions in the dendrodendritic microcircuit between excitatory mitral cells (MCs) and inhibitory granule cells (GCs). When cortical descending inputs to the OB are blocked, beta oscillations are extinguished whereas gamma oscillations become larger. Much of this centrifugal input targets inhibitory interneurons in the GC layer and regulates the excitability of GCs, which suggests a causal link between the emergence of beta oscillations and GC excitability. We investigate the effect that GC excitability has on network oscillations in a computational model of the MC-GC dendrodendritic network with Ca(2+)-dependent graded inhibition. Results from our model suggest that when GC excitability is low, the graded inhibitory current mediated by NMDA channels and voltage-dependent Ca(2+) channels (VDCCs) is also low, allowing MC populations to fire in the gamma frequency range. When GC excitability is increased, the activation of NMDA receptors and other VDCCs is also increased, allowing the slow decay time constants of these channels to sustain beta-frequency oscillations. Our model argues that Ca(2+) flow through VDCCs alone could sustain beta oscillations and that the switch between gamma and beta oscillations can be triggered by an increase in the excitability state of a subpopulation of GCs.
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- Bolesław L Osinski
- Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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The hippocampal local field potential (LFP) shows three major types of rhythms: theta, sharp wave-ripples and gamma. These rhythms are defined by their frequencies, they have behavioural correlates in several species including rats and humans, and they have been proposed to carry out distinct functions in hippocampal memory processing. However, recent findings have challenged traditional views on these behavioural functions. In this Review, I discuss our current understanding of the origins and the mnemonic functions of hippocampal theta, sharp wave-ripples and gamma rhythms on the basis of findings from rodent studies. In addition, I present an updated synthesis of their roles and interactions within the hippocampal network.
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- Laura Lee Colgin
- Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Competing Mechanisms of Gamma and Beta Oscillations in the Olfactory Bulb Based on Multimodal Inhibition of Mitral Cells Over a Respiratory Cycle. eNeuro 2015; 2:eN-TNC-0018-15. [PMID: 26665163 PMCID: PMC4672204 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0018-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gamma (∼40-90 Hz) and beta (∼15-40 Hz) oscillations and their associated neuronal assemblies are key features of neuronal sensory processing. However, the mechanisms involved in either their interaction and/or the switch between these different regimes in most sensory systems remain misunderstood. Based on in vivo recordings and biophysical modeling of the mammalian olfactory bulb (OB), we propose a general scheme where OB internal dynamics can sustain two distinct dynamic states, each dominated by either a gamma or a beta regime. The occurrence of each regime depends on the excitability level of granule cells, the main OB interneurons. Using this model framework, we demonstrate how the balance between sensory and centrifugal input can control the switch between the two oscillatory dynamic states. In parallel, we experimentally observed that sensory and centrifugal inputs to the rat OB could both be modulated by the respiration of the animal (2-12 Hz) and each one phase shifted with the other. Implementing this phase shift in our model resulted in the appearance of the alternation between gamma and beta rhythms within a single respiratory cycle, as in our experimental results under urethane anesthesia. Our theoretical framework can also account for the oscillatory frequency response, depending on the odor intensity, the odor valence, and the animal sniffing strategy observed under various conditions including animal freely-moving. Importantly, the results of the present model can form a basis to understand how fast rhythms could be controlled by the slower sensory and centrifugal modulations linked to the respiration. Visual Abstract: See Abstract.
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Colgin LL. Do slow and fast gamma rhythms correspond to distinct functional states in the hippocampal network? Brain Res 2015; 1621:309-15. [PMID: 25591484 PMCID: PMC4499490 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 01/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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For decades, hippocampal gamma was thought to be a single type of rhythm with a continuously varying frequency. However, an increasing body of evidence supports a new hypothesis regarding hippocampal gamma. The patterns traditionally defined as hippocampal gamma may actually comprise separate gamma subtypes with distinct frequencies and unique functions. The present review discusses the evidence for and against this new viewpoint. This review will also point out key questions that remain to be answered to validate the two-gamma hypothesis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI: Brain and Memory.
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- Laura Lee Colgin
- Center for Learning and Memory, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station Stop C7000, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Mechanism and significance of global coherence in scalp EEG. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2015; 31:199-205. [PMID: 25506772 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2014.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Li Y, Cao D, Wei L, Tang Y, Wang J. Abnormal functional connectivity of EEG gamma band in patients with depression during emotional face processing. Clin Neurophysiol 2015; 126:2078-89. [PMID: 25766267 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This paper evaluates the large-scale structure of functional brain networks using graph theoretical concepts and investigates the difference in brain functional networks between patients with depression and healthy controls while they were processing emotional stimuli. METHODS Electroencephalography (EEG) activities were recorded from 16 patients with depression and 14 healthy controls when they performed a spatial search task for facial expressions. Correlations between all possible pairs of 59 electrodes were determined by coherence, and the coherence matrices were calculated in delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands (low gamma: 30-50Hz and high gamma: 50-80Hz, respectively). Graph theoretical analysis was applied to these matrices by using two indexes: the clustering coefficient and the characteristic path length. RESULTS The global EEG coherence of patients with depression was significantly higher than that of healthy controls in both gamma bands, especially in the high gamma band. The global coherence in both gamma bands from healthy controls appeared higher in negative conditions than in positive conditions. All the brain networks were found to hold a regular and ordered topology during emotion processing. However, the brain network of patients with depression appeared randomized compared with the normal one. The abnormal network topology of patients with depression was detected in both the prefrontal and occipital regions. The negative bias from healthy controls occurred in both gamma bands during emotion processing, while it disappeared in patients with depression. CONCLUSIONS The proposed work studied abnormally increased connectivity of brain functional networks in patients with depression. By combing the clustering coefficient and the characteristic path length, we found that the brain networks of patients with depression and healthy controls had regular networks during emotion processing. Yet the brain networks of the depressed group presented randomization trends. Moreover, negative bias was detected in the healthy controls during emotion processing, while it was not detected in patients with depression, which might be related to the types of negative stimuli used in this study. SIGNIFICANCE The brain networks from both patients with depression and healthy controls were found to hold a regular and ordered topology. Yet the brain networks of patients with depression had randomization trends.
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- Yingjie Li
- School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
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Kay LM. Olfactory system oscillations across phyla. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2014; 31:141-7. [PMID: 25460070 DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neural oscillations are ubiquitous in olfactory systems of mammals, insects and molluscs. Neurophysiological and computational investigations point to common mechanisms for gamma or odor associated oscillations across phyla (40-100Hz in mammals, 20-30Hz in insects, 0.5-1.5Hz in molluscs), engaging the reciprocal dendrodendritic synapse between excitatory principle neurons and inhibitory interneurons in the olfactory bulb (OB), antennal lobe (AL), or procerebrum (PrC). Recent studies suggest important mechanisms that may modulate gamma oscillations, including neuromodulators and centrifugal input to the OB and AL. Beta (20Hz) and theta (2-12Hz) oscillations coordinate activity within and across brain regions. Olfactory beta oscillations are associated with odor learning and depend on centrifugal OB input, while theta oscillations are strongly associated with respiration.
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- Leslie M Kay
- Department of Psychology, Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, 940 E 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Fourcaud-Trocmé N, Courtiol E, Buonviso N. Two distinct olfactory bulb sublaminar networks involved in gamma and beta oscillation generation: a CSD study in the anesthetized rat. Front Neural Circuits 2014; 8:88. [PMID: 25126057 PMCID: PMC4115636 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A prominent feature of olfactory bulb (OB) dynamics is the expression of characteristic local field potential (LFP) rhythms, including a slow respiration-related rhythm and two fast alternating oscillatory rhythms, beta (15-30 Hz) and gamma (40-90 Hz). All of these rhythms are implicated in olfactory coding. Fast oscillatory rhythms are known to involve the mitral-granule cell loop. Although the underlying mechanisms of gamma oscillation have been studied, the origin of beta oscillation remains poorly understood. Whether these two different rhythms share the same underlying mechanism is unknown. This study uses a quantitative and detailed current-source density (CSD) analysis combined with multi-unit activity (MUA) recordings to shed light on this question in freely breathing anesthetized rats. In particular, we show that gamma oscillation generation involves mainly the upper half of the external plexiform layer (EPL) and superficial areas of granule cell layer (GRL). In contrast, the generation of beta oscillation involves the lower part of the EPL and deep granule cells. This differential involvement of sublaminar networks is neither dependent on odor quality nor on the precise frequency of the fast oscillation under study. Overall, this study demonstrates a functional sublaminar organization of the rat OB, which is supported by previous anatomical findings.
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- Nicolas Fourcaud-Trocmé
- Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, CNRS UMR5292 - INSERM U1028 Lyon, France ; Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Lyon, France
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- Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, CNRS UMR5292 - INSERM U1028 Lyon, France ; Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Lyon, France
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- Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, CNRS UMR5292 - INSERM U1028 Lyon, France ; Team Olfaction from Coding to Memory, Center for Research in Neuroscience of Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Lyon, France
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Martin C, Ravel N. Beta and gamma oscillatory activities associated with olfactory memory tasks: different rhythms for different functional networks? Front Behav Neurosci 2014; 8:218. [PMID: 25002840 PMCID: PMC4066841 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Olfactory processing in behaving animals, even at early stages, is inextricable from top down influences associated with odor perception. The anatomy of the olfactory network (olfactory bulb, piriform, and entorhinal cortices) and its unique direct access to the limbic system makes it particularly attractive to study how sensory processing could be modulated by learning and memory. Moreover, olfactory structures have been early reported to exhibit oscillatory population activities easy to capture through local field potential recordings. An attractive hypothesis is that neuronal oscillations would serve to “bind” distant structures to reach a unified and coherent perception. In relation to this hypothesis, we will assess the functional relevance of different types of oscillatory activity observed in the olfactory system of behaving animals. This review will focus primarily on two types of oscillatory activities: beta (15–40 Hz) and gamma (60–100 Hz). While gamma oscillations are dominant in the olfactory system in the absence of odorant, both beta and gamma rhythms have been reported to be modulated depending on the nature of the olfactory task. Studies from the authors of the present review and other groups brought evidence for a link between these oscillations and behavioral changes induced by olfactory learning. However, differences in studies led to divergent interpretations concerning the respective role of these oscillations in olfactory processing. Based on a critical reexamination of those data, we propose hypotheses on the functional involvement of beta and gamma oscillations for odor perception and memory.
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- Claire Martin
- Laboratory Imagerie et Modélisation en Neurobiologie et Cancérologie, CNRS UMR 8165, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris Diderot Orsay, France
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- Team "Olfaction: Du codage à la mémoire," Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, Université Lyon 1 Lyon, France
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Rojas-Líbano D, Frederick DE, Egaña JI, Kay LM. The olfactory bulb theta rhythm follows all frequencies of diaphragmatic respiration in the freely behaving rat. Front Behav Neurosci 2014; 8:214. [PMID: 24966821 PMCID: PMC4053074 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sensory-motor relationships are part of the normal operation of sensory systems. Sensing occurs in the context of active sensor movement, which in turn influences sensory processing. We address such a process in the rat olfactory system. Through recordings of the diaphragm electromyogram (EMG), we monitored the motor output of the respiratory circuit involved in sniffing behavior, simultaneously with the local field potential (LFP) of the olfactory bulb (OB) in rats moving freely in a familiar environment, where they display a wide range of respiratory frequencies. We show that the OB LFP represents the sniff cycle with high reliability at every sniff frequency and can therefore be used to study the neural representation of motor drive in a sensory cortex.
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- Daniel Rojas-Líbano
- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA ; Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA ; Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA ; Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA ; Department of Psychology, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
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Bieri KW, Bobbitt KN, Colgin LL. Slow and fast γ rhythms coordinate different spatial coding modes in hippocampal place cells. Neuron 2014; 82:670-81. [PMID: 24746420 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Previous work has hinted that prospective and retrospective coding modes exist in hippocampus. Prospective coding is believed to reflect memory retrieval processes, whereas retrospective coding is thought to be important for memory encoding. Here, we show in rats that separate prospective and retrospective modes exist in hippocampal subfield CA1 and that slow and fast gamma rhythms differentially coordinate place cells during the two modes. Slow gamma power and phase locking of spikes increased during prospective coding; fast gamma power and phase locking increased during retrospective coding. Additionally, slow gamma spikes occurred earlier in place fields than fast gamma spikes, and cell ensembles retrieved upcoming positions during slow gamma and encoded past positions during fast gamma. These results imply that alternating slow and fast gamma states allow the hippocampus to switch between prospective and retrospective modes, possibly to prevent interference between memory retrieval and encoding.
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- Kevin Wood Bieri
- Center for Learning and Memory, 1 University Station Stop C7000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Institute for Neuroscience, 1 University Station Stop C7000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Center for Learning and Memory, 1 University Station Stop C7000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Center for Learning and Memory, 1 University Station Stop C7000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA; Institute for Neuroscience, 1 University Station Stop C7000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Carlson KS, Dillione MR, Wesson DW. Odor- and state-dependent olfactory tubercle local field potential dynamics in awake rats. J Neurophysiol 2014; 111:2109-23. [PMID: 24598519 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00829.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The olfactory tubercle (OT), a trilaminar structure located in the basal forebrain of mammals, is thought to play an important role in olfaction. While evidence has accumulated regarding the contributions of the OT to odor information processing, studies exploring the role of the OT in olfaction in awake animals remain unavailable. In the present study, we begin to address this void through multiday recordings of local field potential (LFP) activity within the OT of awake, freely exploring Long-Evans rats. We observed spontaneous OT LFP activity consisting of theta- (2-12 Hz), beta- (15-35 Hz) and gamma- (40-80 Hz) band activity, characteristic of previous reports of LFPs in other principle olfactory structures. Beta- and gamma-band powers were enhanced upon odor presentation. Simultaneous recordings of OT and upstream olfactory bulb (OB) LFPs revealed odor-evoked LFP power at statistically similar levels in both structures. Strong spectral coherence was observed between the OT and OB during both spontaneous and odor-evoked states. Furthermore, the OB theta rhythm more strongly cohered with the respiratory rhythm, and respiratory-coupled theta cycles in the OT occurred following theta cycles in the OB. Finally, we found that the animal's internal state modulated LFP activity in the OT. Together, these data provide initial insights into the network activity of the OT in the awake rat, including spontaneous rhythmicity, odor-evoked modulation, connectivity with upstream sensory input, and state-dependent modulation.
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- Kaitlin S Carlson
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Olfactory system neural oscillations as seen in the local field potential have been studied for many decades. Recent research has shown that there is a functional role for the most studied gamma oscillations (40-100Hz in rats and mice, and 20Hz in insects), without which fine odor discrimination is poor. When these oscillations are increased artificially, fine discrimination is increased, and when rats learn difficult and highly overlapping odor discriminations, gamma is increased in power. Because of the depth of study on this oscillation, it is possible to point to specific changes in neural firing patterns as represented by the increase in gamma oscillation amplitude. However, we know far less about the mechanisms governing beta oscillations (15-30Hz in rats and mice), which are best associated with associative learning of responses to odor stimuli. These oscillations engage every part of the olfactory system that has so far been tested, plus the hippocampus, and the beta oscillation frequency band is the one that is most reliably coherent with other regions during odor processing. Respiratory oscillations overlapping with the theta frequency band (2-12Hz) are associated with odor sniffing and normal breathing in rats. They also show coupling in some circumstances between olfactory areas and rare coupling between the hippocampus and olfactory bulb. The latter occur in specific learning conditions in which coherence strength is negatively or positively correlated with performance, depending on the task. There is still much to learn about the role of neural oscillations in learning and memory, but techniques that have been brought to bear on gamma oscillations (current source density, computational modeling, slice physiology, behavioral studies) should deliver much needed knowledge of these events.
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- Leslie M Kay
- Department of Psychology, Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Chery R, Gurden H, Martin C. Anesthetic regimes modulate the temporal dynamics of local field potential in the mouse olfactory bulb. J Neurophysiol 2013; 111:908-17. [PMID: 24285865 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00261.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Anesthetized preparations have been widely used to study odor-induced temporal dynamics in the olfactory bulb. Although numerous recent data of single-cell recording or imaging in the olfactory bulb have employed ketamine cocktails, their effects on networks activities are still poorly understood, and odor-induced oscillations of the local field potential have not been characterized under these anesthetics. Our study aimed at describing the impact of two ketamine cocktails on oscillations and comparing them to awake condition. Anesthesia was induced by injection of a cocktail of ketamine, an antagonist of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors, combined with one agonist of α2-adrenergic receptors, xylazine (low affinity) or medetomidine (high affinity). Spontaneous and odor-induced activities were examined in anesthetized and awake conditions, in the same mice chronically implanted with an electrode in the main olfactory bulb. The overall dynamic pattern of oscillations under the two ketamine cocktails resembles that of the awake state. Ongoing activity is characterized by gamma bursts (>60 Hz) locked on respiration and beta (15-40 Hz) power increases during odor stimulation. However, anesthesia decreases local field potential power and leads to a strong frequency shift of gamma oscillations from 60-90 Hz to 100-130 Hz. We conclude that similarities between oscillations in anesthetized and awake states make cocktails of ketamine with one α2-agonist suitable for the recordings of local field potential to study processing in the early stages of the olfactory system.
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- Romain Chery
- Laboratoire Imagerie et Modélisation en Neurobiologie et Cancérologie, UMR8165, Université Paris-Sud, Paris 7, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Orsay, France
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Birjandian Z, Narla C, Poulter MO. Gain control of γ frequency activation by a novel feed forward disinhibitory loop: implications for normal and epileptic neural activity. Front Neural Circuits 2013; 7:183. [PMID: 24312017 PMCID: PMC3832797 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The inhibition of excitatory (pyramidal) neurons directly dampens their activity resulting in a suppression of neural network output. The inhibition of inhibitory cells is more complex. Inhibitory drive is known to gate neural network synchrony, but there is also a widely held view that it may augment excitability by reducing inhibitory cell activity, a process termed disinhibition. Surprisingly, however, disinhibition has never been demonstrated to be an important mechanism that augments or drives the activity of excitatory neurons in a functioning neural circuit. Using voltage sensitive dye imaging (VSDI) we show that 20–80 Hz stimulus trains, β–γ activation, of the olfactory cortex pyramidal cells in layer II leads to a subsequent reduction in inhibitory interneuron activity that augments the efficacy of the initial stimulus. This disinhibition occurs with a lag of about 150–250 ms after the initial excitation of the layer 2 pyramidal cell layer. In addition, activation of the endopiriform nucleus also arises just before the disinhibitory phase with a lag of about 40–80 ms. Preventing the spread of action potentials from layer II stopped the excitation of the endopiriform nucleus, abolished the disinhibitory activity, and reduced the excitation of layer II cells. After the induction of experimental epilepsy the disinhibition was more intense with a concomitant increase in excitatory cell activity. Our observations provide the first evidence of feed forward disinhibition loop that augments excitatory neurotransmission, a mechanism that could play an important role in the development of epileptic seizures.
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- Zeinab Birjandian
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada
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Lepousez G, Lledo PM. Odor discrimination requires proper olfactory fast oscillations in awake mice. Neuron 2013; 80:1010-24. [PMID: 24139818 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Gamma oscillations are commonly observed in sensory brain structures, notably in the olfactory bulb. The mechanism by which gamma is generated in the awake rodent and its functional significance are still unclear. We combined pharmacological and genetic approaches in the awake mouse olfactory bulb to show that gamma oscillations required the synaptic interplay between excitatory output neurons and inhibitory interneurons. Gamma oscillations were amplified, or abolished, after optogenetic activation or selective lesions to the bulbar output neurons. In response to a moderate increase of the excitation/inhibition ratio in output neurons, long-range gamma synchronization was selectively enhanced while the mean firing activity and the amplitude of inhibitory inputs both remained unchanged in output neurons. This excitation/inhibition imbalance also impaired odor discrimination in an olfactory learning task, suggesting that proper fast neuronal synchronization may be critical for the correct discrimination of similar sensory stimuli.
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- Gabriel Lepousez
- Laboratory for Perception and Memory, Institut Pasteur, F-75015 Paris, France; CNRS UMR 3571, F-75015 Paris, France.
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