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Callahan JW, Morales JC, Atherton JF, Wang D, Kostic S, Bevan MD. Movement-related increases in subthalamic activity optimize locomotion. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2023.12.07.570617. [PMID: 38105984 PMCID: PMC10723456 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.07.570617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is traditionally thought to restrict movement. Lesion or prolonged STN inhibition increases movement vigor and propensity, while ontogenetic excitation typically has opposing effects. Subthalamic and motor activity are also inversely correlated in movement disorders. However, most STN neurons exhibit movement-related increases in firing. To address this paradox, STN activity was recorded and manipulated in head-fixed mice at rest and during self-initiated treadmill locomotion. The majority of STN neurons (type 1) exhibited locomotion-dependent increases in activity, with half encoding the locomotor cycle. A minority of neurons exhibited dips in activity or were uncorrelated with movement. Brief optogenetic inhibition of the dorsolateral STN (where type 1 neurons are concentrated) slowed and prematurely terminated locomotion. In Q175 Huntington's disease mice abnormally brief, low-velocity locomotion was specifically associated with type 1 hyperactivity. Together these data argue that movement-related increases in STN activity contribute to optimal locomotor performance.
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Manes JL, Bullock L, Meier AM, Turner RS, Richardson RM, Guenther FH. A neurocomputational view of the effects of Parkinson's disease on speech production. Front Hum Neurosci 2024; 18:1383714. [PMID: 38812472 PMCID: PMC11133703 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1383714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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The purpose of this article is to review the scientific literature concerning speech in Parkinson's disease (PD) with reference to the DIVA/GODIVA neurocomputational modeling framework. Within this theoretical view, the basal ganglia (BG) contribute to several different aspects of speech motor learning and execution. First, the BG are posited to play a role in the initiation and scaling of speech movements. Within the DIVA/GODIVA framework, initiation and scaling are carried out by initiation map nodes in the supplementary motor area acting in concert with the BG. Reduced support of the initiation map from the BG in PD would result in reduced movement intensity as well as susceptibility to early termination of movement. A second proposed role concerns the learning of common speech sequences, such as phoneme sequences comprising words; this view receives support from the animal literature as well as studies identifying speech sequence learning deficits in PD. Third, the BG may play a role in the temporary buffering and sequencing of longer speech utterances such as phrases during conversational speech. Although the literature does not support a critical role for the BG in representing sequence order (since incorrectly ordered speech is not characteristic of PD), the BG are posited to contribute to the scaling of individual movements in the sequence, including increasing movement intensity for emphatic stress on key words. Therapeutic interventions for PD have inconsistent effects on speech. In contrast to dopaminergic treatments, which typically either leave speech unchanged or lead to minor improvements, deep brain stimulation (DBS) can degrade speech in some cases and improve it in others. However, cases of degradation may be due to unintended stimulation of efferent motor projections to the speech articulators. Findings of spared speech after bilateral pallidotomy appear to indicate that any role played by the BG in adult speech must be supplementary rather than mandatory, with the sequential order of well-learned sequences apparently represented elsewhere (e.g., in cortico-cortical projections).
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- Jordan L. Manes
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Rogers K, Gold JI, Ding L. The subthalamic nucleus contributes causally to perceptual decision-making in monkeys. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.09.588715. [PMID: 38645039 PMCID: PMC11030388 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.09.588715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) plays critical roles in the motor and cognitive function of the basal ganglia (BG), but the exact nature of these roles is not fully understood, especially in the context of decision-making based on uncertain evidence. Guided by theoretical predictions of specific STN contributions, we used single-unit recording and electrical microstimulation in the STN of healthy monkeys to assess its causal, computational roles in visual-saccadic decisions based on noisy evidence. The recordings identified subpopulations of STN neurons with distinct task-related activity patterns that related to different theoretically predicted functions. Microstimulation caused changes in behavioral choices and response times that reflected multiple contributions to an "accumulate-to-bound"-like decision process, including modulation of decision bounds and evidence accumulation, and to non-perceptual processes. These results provide new insights into the multiple ways that the STN can support higher brain function.
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- Kathryn Rogers
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Tanimoto Y, Kakinuma H, Aoki R, Shiraki T, Higashijima SI, Okamoto H. Transgenic tools targeting the basal ganglia reveal both evolutionary conservation and specialization of neural circuits in zebrafish. Cell Rep 2024; 43:113916. [PMID: 38484735 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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The cortico-basal ganglia circuit mediates decision making. Here, we generated transgenic tools for adult zebrafish targeting specific subpopulations of the components of this circuit and utilized them to identify evolutionary homologs of the mammalian direct- and indirect-pathway striatal neurons, which respectively project to the homologs of the internal and external segment of the globus pallidus (dorsal entopeduncular nucleus [dEN] and lateral nucleus of the ventral telencephalic area [Vl]) as in mammals. Unlike in mammals, the Vl mainly projects to the dEN directly, not by way of the subthalamic nucleus. Further single-cell RNA sequencing analysis reveals two pallidal output pathways: a major shortcut pathway directly connecting the dEN with the pallium and the evolutionarily conserved closed loop by way of the thalamus. Our resources and circuit map provide the common basis for the functional study of the basal ganglia in a small and optically tractable zebrafish brain for the comprehensive mechanistic understanding of the cortico-basal ganglia circuit.
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- Yuki Tanimoto
- Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision-making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision-making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision-making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Research Resources Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan; National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- Laboratory for Neural Circuit Dynamics of Decision-making, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama 351-0198, Japan; RIKEN CBS-Kao Collaboration Center, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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Weiss AR, Korzeniewska A, Chrabaszcz A, Bush A, Fiez JA, Crone NE, Richardson RM. Lexicality-Modulated Influence of Auditory Cortex on Subthalamic Nucleus During Motor Planning for Speech. NEUROBIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (CAMBRIDGE, MASS.) 2023; 4:53-80. [PMID: 37229140 PMCID: PMC10205077 DOI: 10.1162/nol_a_00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Speech requires successful information transfer within cortical-basal ganglia loop circuits to produce the desired acoustic output. For this reason, up to 90% of Parkinson's disease patients experience impairments of speech articulation. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is highly effective in controlling the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, sometimes alongside speech improvement, but subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS can also lead to decreases in semantic and phonological fluency. This paradox demands better understanding of the interactions between the cortical speech network and the STN, which can be investigated with intracranial EEG recordings collected during DBS implantation surgery. We analyzed the propagation of high-gamma activity between STN, superior temporal gyrus (STG), and ventral sensorimotor cortices during reading aloud via event-related causality, a method that estimates strengths and directionalities of neural activity propagation. We employed a newly developed bivariate smoothing model based on a two-dimensional moving average, which is optimal for reducing random noise while retaining a sharp step response, to ensure precise embedding of statistical significance in the time-frequency space. Sustained and reciprocal neural interactions between STN and ventral sensorimotor cortex were observed. Moreover, high-gamma activity propagated from the STG to the STN prior to speech onset. The strength of this influence was affected by the lexical status of the utterance, with increased activity propagation during word versus pseudoword reading. These unique data suggest a potential role for the STN in the feedforward control of speech.
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- Alexander R. Weiss
- JHU Cognitive Neurophysiology and BMI Lab, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- JHU Cognitive Neurophysiology and BMI Lab, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Brain Modulation Lab, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- JHU Cognitive Neurophysiology and BMI Lab, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Brain Modulation Lab, Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Tripoliti E, Ramig L. Elektrische Stimulation tiefer Hirnstrukturen: Auswirkungen auf das Sprechen. SPRACHE · STIMME · GEHÖR 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1941-3588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Schor JS, Gonzalez Montalvo I, Spratt PWE, Brakaj RJ, Stansil JA, Twedell EL, Bender KJ, Nelson AB. Therapeutic deep brain stimulation disrupts movement-related subthalamic nucleus activity in Parkinsonian mice. eLife 2022; 11:75253. [PMID: 35786442 PMCID: PMC9342952 DOI: 10.7554/elife.75253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) relieves many motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), but its underlying therapeutic mechanisms remain unclear. Since its advent, three major theories have been proposed: (1) DBS inhibits the STN and basal ganglia output; (2) DBS antidromically activates motor cortex; and (3) DBS disrupts firing dynamics within the STN. Previously, stimulation-related electrical artifacts limited mechanistic investigations using electrophysiology. We used electrical artifact-free GCaMP fiber photometry to investigate activity in basal ganglia nuclei during STN DBS in parkinsonian mice. To test whether the observed changes in activity were sufficient to relieve motor symptoms, we then combined electrophysiological recording with targeted optical DBS protocols. Our findings suggest that STN DBS exerts its therapeutic effect through the disruption of movement-related STN activity, rather than inhibition or antidromic activation. These results provide insight into optimizing PD treatments and establish an approach for investigating DBS in other neuropsychiatric conditions.
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- Jonathan S Schor
- Neuroscience Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Neuroscience Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Pujol S, Cabeen RP, Yelnik J, François C, Fernandez Vidal S, Karachi C, Bardinet E, Cosgrove GR, Kikinis R. Somatotopic Organization of Hyperdirect Pathway Projections From the Primary Motor Cortex in the Human Brain. Front Neurol 2022; 13:791092. [PMID: 35547388 PMCID: PMC9081715 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.791092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is an effective neurosurgical target to improve motor symptoms in Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients. MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) subthalamotomy is being explored as a therapeutic alternative to Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the STN. The hyperdirect pathway provides a direct connection between the cortex and the STN and is likely to play a key role in the therapeutic effects of MRgFUS intervention in PD patients. Objective This study aims to investigate the topography and somatotopy of hyperdirect pathway projections from the primary motor cortex (M1). Methods We used advanced multi-fiber tractography and high-resolution diffusion MRI data acquired on five subjects of the Human Connectome Project (HCP) to reconstruct hyperdirect pathway projections from M1. Two neuroanatomy experts reviewed the anatomical accuracy of the tracts. We extracted the fascicles arising from the trunk, arm, hand, face and tongue area from the reconstructed pathways. We assessed the variability among subjects based on the fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) of the fibers. We evaluated the spatial arrangement of the different fascicles using the Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) of spatial overlap and the centroids of the bundles. Results We successfully reconstructed hyperdirect pathway projections from M1 in all five subjects. The tracts were in agreement with the expected anatomy. We identified hyperdirect pathway fascicles projecting from the trunk, arm, hand, face and tongue area in all subjects. Tract-derived measurements showed low variability among subjects, and similar distributions of FA and MD values among the fascicles projecting from different M1 areas. We found an anterolateral somatotopic arrangement of the fascicles in the corona radiata, and an average overlap of 0.63 in the internal capsule and 0.65 in the zona incerta. Conclusion Multi-fiber tractography combined with high-resolution diffusion MRI data enables the identification of the somatotopic organization of the hyperdirect pathway. Our preliminary results suggest that the subdivisions of the hyperdirect pathway projecting from the trunk, arm, hand, face, and tongue motor area are intermixed at the level of the zona incerta and posterior limb of the internal capsule, with a predominantly overlapping topographical organization in both regions. Subject-specific knowledge of the hyperdirect pathway somatotopy could help optimize target definition in MRgFUS intervention.
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- Sonia Pujol
- Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, Stevens Institute for Neuroimaging and Informatics, Keck School of Medicine of the USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, APHP GH Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,CENIR Platform, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, APHP GH Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,CENIR Platform, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, APHP GH Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,CENIR Platform, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, APHP GH Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,CENIR Platform, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,Department of Neurosurgery, APHP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié-Salpêtriére/Charles Foix, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INSERM, APHP GH Pitié-Salpêtriére, Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.,CENIR Platform, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Surgical Planning Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Subthalamic nucleus stabilizes movements by reducing neural spike variability in monkey basal ganglia. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2233. [PMID: 35468893 PMCID: PMC9038919 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29750-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The subthalamic nucleus projects to the external and internal pallidum, the modulatory and output nuclei of the basal ganglia, respectively, and plays an indispensable role in controlling voluntary movements. However, the precise mechanism by which the subthalamic nucleus controls pallidal activity and movements remains elusive. Here, we utilize chemogenetics to reversibly reduce neural activity of the motor subregion of the subthalamic nucleus in three macaque monkeys (Macaca fuscata, both sexes) during a reaching task. Systemic administration of chemogenetic ligands prolongs movement time and increases spike train variability in the pallidum, but only slightly affects firing rate modulations. Across-trial analyses reveal that the irregular discharges in the pallidum coincides with prolonged movement time. Reduction of subthalamic activity also induces excessive abnormal movements in the contralateral forelimb, which are preceded by subthalamic and pallidal phasic activity changes. Our results suggest that the subthalamic nucleus stabilizes pallidal spike trains and achieves stable movements. Chemogenetic inactivation of the subthalamic nucleus in monkeys increases spike train variability in the pallidum and prolongs movement time, suggesting its role in stabilizing pallidal spike trains to achieve stable motor control.
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Koketsu D, Chiken S, Hisatsune T, Miyachi S, Nambu A. Elimination of the Cortico-Subthalamic Hyperdirect Pathway Induces Motor Hyperactivity in Mice. J Neurosci 2021; 41:5502-5510. [PMID: 34001630 PMCID: PMC8221597 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1330-20.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) is the output station of the basal ganglia and receives cortical inputs by way of the following three basal ganglia pathways: the cortico-subthalamo (STN)-SNr hyperdirect, the cortico-striato-SNr direct, and the cortico-striato-external pallido-STN-SNr indirect pathways. Compared with the classical direct and indirect pathways via the striatum, the functions of the hyperdirect pathway remain to be fully elucidated. Here we used a photodynamic technique to selectively eliminate the cortico-STN projection in male mice and observed neuronal activity and motor behaviors in awake conditions. After cortico-STN elimination, cortically evoked early excitation in the SNr was diminished, while the cortically evoked inhibition and late excitation, which are delivered through the direct and indirect pathways, respectively, were unchanged. In addition, locomotor activity was significantly increased after bilateral cortico-STN elimination, and apomorphine-induced ipsilateral rotations were observed after unilateral cortico-STN elimination, suggesting that cortical activity was increased. These results are compatible with the notion that the cortico-STN-SNr hyperdirect pathway quickly conveys cortical excitation to the output station of the basal ganglia, resets or suppresses the cortical activity related to ongoing movements, and prepares for the forthcoming movement.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The basal ganglia play a pivotal role in the control of voluntary movements, and their malfunctions lead to movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and dystonia. Understanding their functions is important to find better treatments for such diseases. Here we used a photodynamic technique to selectively eliminate the projection from the motor cortex to the subthalamic nucleus, the input station of the basal ganglia, and found greatly reduced early excitatory signals from the cortex to the output station of the basal ganglia and motor hyperactivity. These results suggest that the neuronal signals through the cortico-subthalamic hyperdirect pathway reset or suppress ongoing movements and that blockade of this pathway may be beneficial for Parkinson's disease, which is characterized by oversuppression of movements.
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- Daisuke Koketsu
- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa 277-8562, Japan
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Section, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama 484-8506, Japan
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- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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de Roquemaurel A, Wirth T, Vijiaratnam N, Ferreira F, Zrinzo L, Akram H, Foltynie T, Limousin P. Stimulation Sweet Spot in Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation - Myth or Reality? A Critical Review of Literature. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2021; 99:425-442. [PMID: 34120117 DOI: 10.1159/000516098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION While deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been extensively used for more than 20 years in Parkinson's disease (PD), the optimal area of stimulation to relieve motor symptoms remains elusive. OBJECTIVE We aimed at localizing the sweet spot within the subthalamic region by performing a systematic review of the literature. METHOD PubMed database was searched for published studies exploring optimal stimulation location for STN DBS in PD, published between 2000 and 2019. A standardized assessment procedure based on methodological features was applied to select high-quality publications. Studies conducted more than 3 months after the DBS procedure, employing lateralized scores and/or stimulation condition, and reporting the volume of tissue activated or the position of the stimulating contact within the subthalamic region were considered in the final analysis. RESULTS Out of 439 references, 24 were finally retained, including 21 studies based on contact location and 3 studies based on volume of tissue activated (VTA). Most studies (all VTA-based studies and 13 of the 21 contact-based studies) suggest the superior-lateral STN and the adjacent white matter as the optimal sites for stimulation. Remaining contact-based studies were either inconclusive (5/21), favoured the caudal zona incerta (1/21), or suggested a better outcome of STN stimulation than adjacent white matter stimulation (2/21). CONCLUSION Using a standardized methodological approach, our review supports the presence of a sweet spot located within the supero-lateral STN and extending to the adjacent white matter.
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- Alexis de Roquemaurel
- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.,Neurology department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.,INSERM-U964/CNRS-UMR7104/University of Strasbourg, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Unit of Functional Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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Fischer P. Mechanisms of Network Interactions for Flexible Cortico-Basal Ganglia-Mediated Action Control. eNeuro 2021; 8:ENEURO.0009-21.2021. [PMID: 33883192 PMCID: PMC8205496 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0009-21.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In humans, finely tuned γ synchronization (60-90 Hz) rapidly appears at movement onset in a motor control network involving primary motor cortex, the basal ganglia and motor thalamus. Yet the functional consequences of brief movement-related synchronization are still unclear. Distinct synchronization phenomena have also been linked to different forms of motor inhibition, including relaxing antagonist muscles, rapid movement interruption and stabilizing network dynamics for sustained contractions. Here, I will introduce detailed hypotheses about how intrasite and intersite synchronization could interact with firing rate changes in different parts of the network to enable flexible action control. The here proposed cause-and-effect relationships shine a spotlight on potential key mechanisms of cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical (CBGTC) communication. Confirming or revising these hypotheses will be critical in understanding the neuronal basis of flexible movement initiation, invigoration and inhibition. Ultimately, the study of more complex cognitive phenomena will also become more tractable once we understand the neuronal mechanisms underlying behavioral readouts.
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- Petra Fischer
- Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, OX3 9DU Oxford, United Kingdom
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DiMarzio M, Madhavan R, Hancu I, Fiveland E, Prusik J, Joel S, Gillogly M, Telkes I, Staudt MD, Durphy J, Shin D, Pilitsis JG. Use of Functional MRI to Assess Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation Frequency Changes on Brain Activation in Parkinson Disease. Neurosurgery 2021; 88:356-365. [PMID: 32985661 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Models have been developed for predicting ideal contact and amplitude for subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD). Pulse-width is generally varied to modulate the size of the energy field produced. Effects of varying frequency in humans have not been systematically evaluated. OBJECTIVE To examine how altered frequencies affect blood oxygen level-dependent activation in PD. METHODS PD subjects with optimized DBS programming underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Frequency was altered and fMRI scans/Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale motor subunit (UPDRS-III) scores were obtained. Analysis using DBS-OFF data was used to determine which regions were activated during DBS-ON. Peak activity utilizing T-values was obtained and compared. RESULTS At clinically optimized settings (n = 14 subjects), thalamic, globus pallidum externa (GPe), and posterior cerebellum activation were present. Activation levels significantly decreased in the thalamus, anterior cerebellum, and the GPe when frequency was decreased (P < .001). Primary somatosensory cortex activation levels significantly decreased when frequency was increased by 30 Hz, but not 60 Hz. Sex, age, disease/DBS duration, and bilaterality did not significantly affect the data. Retrospective analysis of fMRI activation patterns predicted optimal frequency in 11/14 subjects. CONCLUSION We show the first data with fMRI of STN DBS-ON while synchronizing cycling with magnetic resonance scanning. At clinically optimized settings, an fMRI signature of thalamic, GPe, and posterior cerebellum activation was seen. Reducing frequency significantly decreased thalamic, GPe, and anterior cerebellum activation. Current standard-of-care programming can take up to 6 mo using UPDRS-III testing alone. We provide preliminary evidence that using fMRI signature of frequency may have clinical utility and feasibility.
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- Marisa DiMarzio
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.,Department of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.,Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York
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A dynamical model for the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical oscillatory activity and its implications in Parkinson's disease. Cogn Neurodyn 2020; 15:693-720. [PMID: 34367369 PMCID: PMC8286922 DOI: 10.1007/s11571-020-09653-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We propose to investigate brain electrophysiological alterations associated with Parkinson’s disease through a novel adaptive dynamical model of the network of the basal ganglia, the cortex and the thalamus. The model uniquely unifies the influence of dopamine in the regulation of the activity of all basal ganglia nuclei, the self-organised neuronal interdependent activity of basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical circuits and the generation of subcortical background oscillations. Variations in the amount of dopamine produced in the neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta are key both in the onset of Parkinson’s disease and in the basal ganglia action selection. We model these dopamine-induced relationships, and Parkinsonian states are interpreted as spontaneous emergent behaviours associated with different rhythms of oscillatory activity patterns of the basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical network. These results are significant because: (1) the neural populations are built upon single-neuron models that have been robustly designed to have eletrophysiologically-realistic responses, and (2) our model distinctively links changes in the oscillatory activity in subcortical structures, dopamine levels in the basal ganglia and pathological synchronisation neuronal patterns compatible with Parkinsonian states, this still remains an open problem and is crucial to better understand the progression of the disease.
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Stefani A, Cerroni R, Pierantozzi M, D’Angelo V, Grandi L, Spanetta M, Galati S. Deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease patients and routine 6‐OHDA rodent models: Synergies and pitfalls. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 53:2322-2343. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Alessandro Stefani
- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Center for Movement Disorders Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland Lugano Switzerland
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- Department of System Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Rome “Tor Vergata” Rome Italy
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- Center for Movement Disorders Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland Lugano Switzerland
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Università della Svizzera Italiana Lugano Switzerland
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Bronte-Stewart HM, Petrucci MN, O’Day JJ, Afzal MF, Parker JE, Kehnemouyi YM, Wilkins KB, Orthlieb GC, Hoffman SL. Perspective: Evolution of Control Variables and Policies for Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Using Bidirectional Deep-Brain-Computer Interfaces. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:353. [PMID: 33061899 PMCID: PMC7489234 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A deep brain stimulation system capable of closed-loop neuromodulation is a type of bidirectional deep brain-computer interface (dBCI), in which neural signals are recorded, decoded, and then used as the input commands for neuromodulation at the same site in the brain. The challenge in assuring successful implementation of bidirectional dBCIs in Parkinson's disease (PD) is to discover and decode stable, robust and reliable neural inputs that can be tracked during stimulation, and to optimize neurostimulation patterns and parameters (control policies) for motor behaviors at the brain interface, which are customized to the individual. In this perspective, we will outline the work done in our lab regarding the evolution of the discovery of neural and behavioral control variables relevant to PD, the development of a novel personalized dual-threshold control policy relevant to the individual's therapeutic window and the application of these to investigations of closed-loop STN DBS driven by neural or kinematic inputs, using the first generation of bidirectional dBCIs.
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- Helen M. Bronte-Stewart
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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Cortical Control of Subthalamic Neuronal Activity through the Hyperdirect and Indirect Pathways in Monkeys. J Neurosci 2020; 40:7451-7463. [PMID: 32847963 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0772-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) plays a key role in the control of voluntary movements and basal ganglia disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and hemiballismus. The STN receives glutamatergic inputs directly from the cerebral cortex via the cortico-STN hyperdirect pathway and GABAergic inputs from the external segment of the globus pallidus (GPe) via the cortico-striato-GPe-STN indirect pathway. The STN then drives the internal segment of the globus pallidus, which is the output nucleus of the basal ganglia. Thus, clarifying how STN neuronal activity is controlled by the two inputs is crucial. Cortical stimulation evokes early excitation and late excitation in STN neurons, intervened by a short gap. Here, to examine the origin of each component of this biphasic response, we recorded neuronal activity in the STN, combined with electrical stimulation of the motor cortices and local drug application in two male monkeys (Macaca fuscata) in the awake state. Local application of glutamate receptor antagonists, a mixture of an AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist and an NMDA receptor antagonist, into the vicinity of recorded STN neurons specifically diminished early excitation. Blockade of the striatum (putamen) or GPe with local injection of a GABAA receptor agonist, muscimol, diminished late excitation in the STN. Blockade of striato-GPe transmission with local injection of a GABAA receptor antagonist, gabazine, into the GPe also abolished late excitation. These results indicate that cortically evoked early and late excitation in the STN is mediated by the cortico-STN glutamatergic hyperdirect and the cortico-striato-GPe-STN indirect pathways, respectively.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Here we show that the subthalamic nucleus (STN), an input station of the basal ganglia, receives cortical inputs through the cortico-STN hyperdirect and cortico-striato-external pallido-STN indirect pathways. This knowledge is important for understanding not only the normal functions of the STN, but also the pathophysiology of STN-related disorders and therapy targeting the STN. Lesions or application of high-frequency stimulation in the STN ameliorates parkinsonian symptoms. These procedures could affect all components in the STN, such as afferent inputs through the hyperdirect and indirect pathways, and STN neuronal activity. If we can understand which component is most affected by such procedures, we may be able to identify more effective manipulation targets or methods to treat Parkinson's disease.
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Bolier E, Bot M, van den Munckhof P, Pal G, Sani S, Stebbins GT, Verhagen Metman L. Kinesthetic Cells within the Subthalamic Nucleus and Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease. World Neurosurg 2020; 139:e784-e791. [PMID: 32371080 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the location of kinesthetic cell clusters within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on magnetic resonance imaging, adjusted for interindividual anatomic variability by employing the medial STN border as a reference point. METHODS We retrospectively localized microelectrode recording-defined kinesthetic cells on 3-Tesla T2-weighted and susceptibility-weighted images in patients who underwent STN deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease and averaged the stereotactic coordinates. These locations were calculated relative to the nonindividualized midcommissural point (MCP) and, in order to account for interindividual anatomic variability, also calculated relative to the patient-specific intersection of Bejjani line with the medial STN border. Two example patients were selected in order to visualize the discrepancies between the adjusted and nonadjusted theoretic kinesthetic cell clusters on magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Relative to the MCP, average kinesthetic cell coordinates were 12.3 ± 1.2 mm lateral, 1.7 ± 1.4 mm posterior, and 2.3 ± 1.5 mm inferior. Relative to the medial STN border, mean coordinates were 3.4 ± 1.0 mm lateral, 1.0 ± 1.4 mm anterior, and 1.7 ± 1.5 mm superior on T2-sequences, and on susceptibility-weighted images mean coordinates were 3.2 ± 1.1 mm lateral, 0.8 ± 1.5 mm anterior, and 2.1 ± 1.5 mm superior. The theoretic kinesthetic cell clusters may appear outside the sensorimotor STN when using the MCP, whereas these clusters fall well within the sensorimotor STN when employing the medial STN border as a reference point. CONCLUSIONS By using the medial STN border as a patient-specific anatomic reference point in STN deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease, we accounted for interindividual anatomic variability and provided accurate insight in the clustering of kinesthetic cells within the dorsolateral STN.
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- Erik Bolier
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Kovaleski RF, Callahan JW, Chazalon M, Wokosin DL, Baufreton J, Bevan MD. Dysregulation of external globus pallidus-subthalamic nucleus network dynamics in parkinsonian mice during cortical slow-wave activity and activation. J Physiol 2020; 598:1897-1927. [PMID: 32112413 DOI: 10.1113/jp279232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Reciprocally connected GABAergic external globus pallidus (GPe) and glutamatergic subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons form a key network within the basal ganglia. In Parkinson's disease and its models, abnormal rates and patterns of GPe-STN network activity are linked to motor dysfunction. Using cell class-specific optogenetic identification and inhibition during cortical slow-wave activity and activation, we report that, in dopamine-depleted mice, (1) D2 dopamine receptor expressing striatal projection neurons (D2-SPNs) discharge at higher rates, especially during cortical activation, (2) prototypic parvalbumin-expressing GPe neurons are excessively patterned by D2-SPNs even though their autonomous activity is upregulated, (3) despite being disinhibited, STN neurons are not hyperactive, and (4) STN activity opposes striatopallidal patterning. These data argue that in parkinsonian mice abnormal, temporally offset prototypic GPe and STN neuron firing results in part from increased striatopallidal transmission and that compensatory plasticity limits STN hyperactivity and cortical entrainment. ABSTRACT Reciprocally connected GABAergic external globus pallidus (GPe) and glutamatergic subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons form a key, centrally positioned network within the basal ganglia. In Parkinson's disease and its models, abnormal rates and patterns of GPe-STN network activity are linked to motor dysfunction. Following the loss of dopamine, the activities of GPe and STN neurons become more temporally offset and strongly correlated with cortical oscillations below 40 Hz. Previous studies utilized cortical slow-wave activity and/or cortical activation (ACT) under anaesthesia to probe the mechanisms underlying the normal and pathological patterning of basal ganglia activity. Here, we combined this approach with in vivo optogenetic inhibition to identify and interrupt the activity of D2 dopamine receptor-expressing striatal projection neurons (D2-SPNs), parvalbumin-expressing prototypic GPe (PV GPe) neurons, and STN neurons. We found that, in dopamine-depleted mice, (1) the firing rate of D2-SPNs was elevated, especially during cortical ACT, (2) abnormal phasic suppression of PV GPe neuron activity was ameliorated by optogenetic inhibition of coincident D2-SPN activity, (3) autonomous PV GPe neuron firing ex vivo was upregulated, presumably through homeostatic mechanisms, (4) STN neurons were not hyperactive, despite being disinhibited, (5) optogenetic inhibition of the STN exacerbated abnormal GPe activity, and (6) exaggerated beta band activity was not present in the cortex or GPe-STN network. Together with recent studies, these data suggest that in dopamine-depleted mice abnormally correlated and temporally offset PV GPe and STN neuron activity is generated in part by elevated striatopallidal transmission, while compensatory plasticity prevents STN hyperactivity and limits cortical entrainment.
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- Ryan F Kovaleski
- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Université de Bordeaux & CNRS UMR 5293, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Université de Bordeaux & CNRS UMR 5293, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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Synaptic and cellular plasticity in Parkinson's disease. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2020; 41:447-452. [PMID: 32112041 PMCID: PMC7470833 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-0371-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, which causes a tremendous socioeconomic burden. PD patients are suffering from debilitating motor and nonmotor symptoms. Cardinal motor symptoms of PD, including akinesia, bradykinesia, resting tremor, and rigidity, are caused by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. In addition, decreased amounts of dopamine (DA) level in the basal ganglia induces numerous adaptive changes at the cellular and synaptic levels in the basal ganglia circuits. These cellular and synaptic adaptations are believed to underlie the emergence and propagation of correlated, rhythmic pattern of activity throughout the interconnected cortico-basal ganglia-thalamocortical network. The widespread pathological pattern of brain activity is closely linked to the devastating motor symptoms of PD. Accumulating evidence suggests that both dopaminergic degeneration and the associated abnormal cellular and circuit activity in the basal ganglia drive the motor symptoms of PD. In this short review I summarize the recent advances in our understanding of synaptic and cellular alterations in two basal ganglia nuclei (i.e. the striatum and the subthalamic nucleus) following a complete loss of DA, and in our conceptual understanding of the cellular and circuit bases for the pathological pattern of brain activity in parkinsonian state.
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Marmor O, Rappel P, Valsky D, Bick AS, Arkadir D, Linetsky E, Peled O, Tamir I, Bergman H, Israel Z, Eitan R. Movement context modulates neuronal activity in motor and limbic-associative domains of the human parkinsonian subthalamic nucleus. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 136:104716. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Warabi T, Furuyama H, Kato M. Gait bradykinesia: difficulty in switching posture/gait measured by the anatomical y-axis vector of the sole in Parkinson's disease. Exp Brain Res 2019; 238:139-151. [PMID: 31822932 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-019-05704-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study in Parkinson's disease examined how spatiotemporal parameters in gait bradykinesia link to difficulty in terminating posture and initiating gait locomotion. 41 idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients and 15 age-matched healthy subjects participated in this study. After the patients fixated on a visual-fixation-target, gait was triggered by visual or vocal cue-stimulus. The LED instructed subjects to quickly achieve their own comfortable walking speed on a level floor. The posterior-anterior force of the y-axis vectors of sole relating to soleus and tibialis-anterior EMGs were examined. Step-gain was defined as the duration of the swing-phase relative that of the contralateral stance-phase. Dynamic-ratio was defined as the duration the fore-foot phase relative to that of the ipsilateral stance-phase as forward-oriented movement in each step. The pause in tonic soleus EMG was defined as the off-latency of posture (termination) and the onset of a tibialis-anterior EMG-burst as the on-latency of gait. In Parkinson's disease, soleus off-latencies were prolonged, whereas tibialis-anterior on-latencies were less prolonged. Unsynchronized off/on-latency differences correlated with spatiotemporal parameters of dynamic-ratios, step-gains, gait-initiation, and gait speed in gait bradykinesia. Delayed EMG off-latencies correlated with prolonged motor-latencies in gait bradykinesia as delayed initial backward body-shift. A delayed and deficient initial backward body-shift of y-axis vector was linked to each difficulty in terminating posture and initiating gait, changing to random gait akinesia. Gait bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease stemmed from unsynchronized off/on-latency EMG activities, linking to each difficulty in terminating posture and initiating gait synergic movement through an initial backward body-shift.
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- Tateo Warabi
- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan.
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- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan
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- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan
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Dimov AV, Gupta A, Kopell BH, Wang Y. High-resolution QSM for functional and structural depiction of subthalamic nuclei in DBS presurgical mapping. J Neurosurg 2019; 131:360-367. [PMID: 30095333 DOI: 10.3171/2018.3.jns172145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Faithful depiction of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is critical for planning deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) has been shown to be superior to traditional T2-weighted spin echo imaging (T2w). The aim of the study was to describe submillimeter QSM for preoperative imaging of the STN in planning of DBS. METHODS Seven healthy volunteers were included in this study. T2w and QSM were obtained for all healthy volunteers, and images of different resolutions were reconstructed. Image quality and visibility of STN anatomical features were analyzed by a radiologist using a 5-point scale, and contrast properties of the STN and surrounding tissue were calculated. Additionally, data from 10 retrospectively and randomly selected PD patients who underwent 3-T MRI for DBS were analyzed for STN size and susceptibility gradient measurements. RESULTS Higher contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) values were observed in both high-resolution and low-resolution QSM images. Inter-resolution comparison demonstrated improvement in CNR for QSM, but not for T2w images. QSM provided higher inter-quadrant contrast ratios (CR) within the STN, and depicted a gradient in the distribution of susceptibility sources not visible in T2w images. CONCLUSIONS For 3-T MRI, submillimeter QSM provides accurate delineation of the functional and anatomical STN features for DBS targeting.
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- Alexey V Dimov
- 1Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca.,2Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and
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- 2Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and
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- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York
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- 1Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca.,2Department of Radiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and
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Krack P, Volkmann J, Tinkhauser G, Deuschl G. Deep Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders: From Experimental Surgery to Evidence‐Based Therapy. Mov Disord 2019; 34:1795-1810. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.27860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Paul Krack
- Department of Neurology Bern University Hospital and University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital and Julius‐Maximilian‐University Wuerzburg Germany
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- Department of Neurology Bern University Hospital and University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology University Hospital Schleswig Holstein (UKSH), Kiel Campus; Christian‐Albrechts‐University Kiel Germany
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Sasaki T, Kuwahara K, Kin I, Okazaki M, Sasada S, Shinko A, Kameda M, Yasuhara T, Agari T, Date I. Identification of Somatotopic Organization and Optimal Stimulation Site Within the Subthalamic Nucleus for Parkinson's Disease. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2019; 17:239-246. [PMID: 30445556 DOI: 10.1093/ons/opy351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Details of the somatotopy within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) are still poorly understood; however, the STN is a common target of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease. OBJECTIVE To examine somatotopic organization within the STN and identify optimal stimulation sites from 77 surgical cases with microelectrode recording. METHODS STN-DBS was performed for 77 patients with Parkinson disease between 2010 and 2014. We performed passive movements of each joint and captured single neuronal activities to identify movement-related cells (MRCs). The sites of MRCs and active contacts were determined by measuring their distances from the first contact of DBS electrode. Their positional correlations were directly and indirectly analyzed. RESULTS The number of obtained MRCs was 264, of which 151 responded to multiple joints. The average x-, y-, and z-coordinates of the cells of the upper and lower limbs from the midcommisural point were 13.1 ± 1.1 and 12.7 ± 1.2, 0.22 ± 1.3 and -0.45 ± 1.5, and -2.5 ± 1.1 and -3.0 ± 1.4 mm, respectively. Most MRCs were distributed in the upper third of the STN, in its superior, lateral, and posterior regions, along the DBS electrode routes. Active contacts were observed to lie slightly inferior, medial, and posterior to the average MRC position. CONCLUSION Somatotopic organization of the STN was easier to observe in the present study than in previous studies. Optimal stimulation sites were located inferior, medial, and posterior to the average MRC location. The sites may correspond to associative or motor parts through which fibers from the supplementary motor area pass.
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- Tatsuya Sasaki
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Kurashiki-Heisei Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Dubbioso R, Manganelli F, Siebner HR, Di Lazzaro V. Fast Intracortical Sensory-Motor Integration: A Window Into the Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease. Front Hum Neurosci 2019; 13:111. [PMID: 31024277 PMCID: PMC6463734 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a prototypical basal ganglia disorder. Nigrostriatal dopaminergic denervation leads to progressive dysfunction of the cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical sensorimotor loops, causing the classical motor symptoms. Although the basal ganglia do not receive direct sensory input, they are important for sensorimotor integration. Therefore, the basal ganglia dysfunction in PD may profoundly affect sensory-motor interaction in the cortex. Cortical sensorimotor integration can be probed with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) using a well-established conditioning-test paradigm, called short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI). SAI probes the fast-inhibitory effect of a conditioning peripheral electrical stimulus on the motor response evoked by a TMS test pulse given to the contralateral primary motor cortex (M1). Since SAI occurs at latencies that match the peaks of early cortical somatosensory potentials, the cortical circuitry generating SAI may play an important role in rapid online adjustments of cortical motor output to changes in somatosensory inputs. Here we review the existing studies that have used SAI to examine how PD affects fast cortical sensory-motor integration. Studies of SAI in PD have yielded variable results, showing reduced, normal or even enhanced levels of SAI. This variability may be attributed to the fact that the strength of SAI is influenced by several factors, such as differences in dopaminergic treatment or the clinical phenotype of PD. Inter-individual differences in the expression of SAI has been shown to scale with individual motor impairment as revealed by UPDRS motor score and thus, may reflect the magnitude of dopaminergic neurodegeneration. The magnitude of SAI has also been linked to cognitive dysfunction, and it has been suggested that SAI also reflects cholinergic denervation at the cortical level. Together, the results indicate that SAI is a useful marker of disease-related alterations in fast cortical sensory-motor integration driven by subcortical changes in the dopaminergic and cholinergic system. Since a multitude of neurobiological factors contribute to the magnitude of inhibition, any mechanistic interpretation of SAI changes in PD needs to consider the group characteristics in terms of phenotypical spectrum, disease stage, and medication.
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- Raffaele Dubbioso
- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Napoli, Italy
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.,Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Unit of Neurology, Neurophysiology, Neurobiology, Department of Medicine, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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Tinkhauser G, Shah SA, Fischer P, Peterman K, Debove I, Nygyuen K, Nowacki A, Torrecillos F, Khawaldeh S, Tan H, Pogosyan A, Schuepbach M, Pollo C, Brown P. Electrophysiological differences between upper and lower limb movements in the human subthalamic nucleus. Clin Neurophysiol 2019; 130:727-738. [PMID: 30903826 PMCID: PMC6487671 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Beta desynchronization during leg movements involves higher beta frequencies. Limb specific spectral changes evident for contralateral and ipsilateral movements. Spatial distinction of limb-specific movements is evident at gamma frequencies.
Objective Functional processes in the brain are segregated in both the spatial and spectral domain. Motivated by findings reported at the cortical level in healthy participants we test the hypothesis in the basal ganglia of Parkinson’s disease patients that lower frequency beta band activity relates to motor circuits associated with the upper limb and higher beta frequencies with lower limb movements. Methods We recorded local field potentials (LFPs) from the subthalamic nucleus using segmented “directional” DBS leads, during which patients performed repetitive upper and lower limb movements. Movement-related spectral changes in the beta and gamma frequency-ranges and their spatial distributions were compared between limbs. Results We found that the beta desynchronization during leg movements is characterised by a strikingly greater involvement of higher beta frequencies (24–31 Hz), regardless of whether this was contralateral or ipsilateral to the limb moved. The spatial distribution of limb-specific movement-related changes was evident at higher gamma frequencies. Conclusion Limb processing in the basal ganglia is differentially organised in the spectral and spatial domain and can be captured by directional DBS leads. Significance These findings may help to refine the use of the subthalamic LFPs as a control signal for adaptive DBS and neuroprosthetic devices.
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- Gerd Tinkhauser
- Department of Neurology, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Neurosurgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Subthalamic Nucleus and Sensorimotor Cortex Activity During Speech Production. J Neurosci 2019; 39:2698-2708. [PMID: 30700532 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2842-18.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sensorimotor cortex is somatotopically organized to represent the vocal tract articulators such as lips, tongue, larynx, and jaw. How speech and articulatory features are encoded at the subcortical level, however, remains largely unknown. We analyzed LFP recordings from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and simultaneous electrocorticography recordings from the sensorimotor cortex of 11 human subjects (1 female) with Parkinson's disease during implantation of deep-brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes while they read aloud three-phoneme words. The initial phonemes involved either articulation primarily with the tongue (coronal consonants) or the lips (labial consonants). We observed significant increases in high-gamma (60-150 Hz) power in both the STN and the sensorimotor cortex that began before speech onset and persisted for the duration of speech articulation. As expected from previous reports, in the sensorimotor cortex, the primary articulators involved in the production of the initial consonants were topographically represented by high-gamma activity. We found that STN high-gamma activity also demonstrated specificity for the primary articulator, although no clear topography was observed. In general, subthalamic high-gamma activity varied along the ventral-dorsal trajectory of the electrodes, with greater high-gamma power recorded in the dorsal locations of the STN. Interestingly, the majority of significant articulator-discriminative activity in the STN occurred before that in sensorimotor cortex. These results demonstrate that articulator-specific speech information is contained within high-gamma activity of the STN, but with different spatial and temporal organization compared with similar information encoded in the sensorimotor cortex.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Clinical and electrophysiological evidence suggest that the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is involved in speech; however, this important basal ganglia node is ignored in current models of speech production. We previously showed that STN neurons differentially encode early and late aspects of speech production, but no previous studies have examined subthalamic functional organization for speech articulators. Using simultaneous LFP recordings from the sensorimotor cortex and the STN in patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing deep-brain stimulation surgery, we discovered that STN high-gamma activity tracks speech production at the level of vocal tract articulators before the onset of vocalization and often before related cortical encoding.
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Spike discharge characteristic of the caudal mesencephalic reticular formation and pedunculopontine nucleus in MPTP-induced primate model of Parkinson disease. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 128:40-48. [PMID: 30086388 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) included in the caudal mesencephalic reticular formation (cMRF) plays a key role in the control of locomotion and wake state. Regarding its involvement in the neurodegenerative process observed in Parkinson disease (PD), deep brain stimulation of the PPN was proposed to treat levodopa-resistant gait disorders. However, the precise role of the cMRF in the pathophysiology of PD, particularly in freezing of gait and other non-motor symptoms is still not clear. Here, using micro electrode recording (MER) in 2 primates, we show that dopamine depletion did not alter the mean firing rate of the overall cMRF neurons, particularly the putative non-cholinergic ones, but only a decreased activity of the regular neurons sub-group (though to be the cholinergic PPN neurons). Interestingly, a significant increase in the relative proportion of cMRF neurons with a burst pattern discharge was observed after MPTP intoxication. The present results question the hypothesis of an over-inhibition of the CMRF by the basal ganglia output structures in PD. The decreased activity observed in the regular neurons could explain some non-motor symptoms in PD regarding the strong involvement of the cholinergic neurons on the modulation of the thalamo-cortical system. The increased burst activity under dopamine depletion confirms that this specific spike discharge pattern activity also observed in other basal ganglia nuclei and in different pathologies could play a mojor role in the pathophysiology of the disease and could explain several symptoms of PD including the freezing of gait. The present data will have to be replicated in a larger number of animals and will have to investigate more in details how the modification of the spike discharge of the cMRF neurons in the parkinsonian state could alter functions such as locomotion and attentional state. This will ultimely allow a better comprehension of the pathophysiology of freezing of gait.
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Tankus A, Mirelman A, Giladi N, Fried I, Hausdorff JM. Pace of movement: the role of single neurons in the subthalamic nucleus. J Neurosurg 2018; 130:1835-1840. [PMID: 29932375 DOI: 10.3171/2018.1.jns171859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The ability to modulate the pace of movement is a critical factor in the smooth operation of the motor system. The authors recently described distinct and overlapping representations of movement kinematics in the subthalamic nucleus (STN), but it is still unclear how movement pace is modulated according to the demands of the task at the neuronal level in this area. The goal of this study was to clarify how different movement paces are being controlled by neurons in the STN. METHODS The authors performed direct recording of the electrical activity of single neurons in the STN of neurosurgical patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing implantation of a deep brain stimulator under local anesthesia while the patients performed repetitive foot and hand movements intraoperatively at multiple paces. RESULTS A change was observed in the neuronal population controlling the movement for each pace. The mechanism for switching between these controlling populations differs for hand and foot movements. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that disparate schemes are utilized in the STN for neuronal recruitment for motor control of the upper and lower extremities. The results indicate a distributed model of motor control within the STN, where the active neuronal population changes when modifying the task condition and pace.
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- Ariel Tankus
- 1Functional Neurosurgery Unit
- 2Center for Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility
- 3Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and
- 4Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 2Center for Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility
- 3Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and
- 4Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 3Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and
- 4Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 5Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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- 1Functional Neurosurgery Unit
- 3Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, and
- 6Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- 2Center for Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility
- 4Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 7Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; and
- 8Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center and
- 9Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Chen Y, Ge S, Li Y, Li N, Wang J, Wang X, Li J, Jing J, Su M, Zheng Z, Luo T, Qiu C, Wang X. Role of the Cortico-Subthalamic Hyperdirect Pathway in Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. World Neurosurg 2018; 114:e1079-e1085. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Subthalamic Nucleus Neurons Differentially Encode Early and Late Aspects of Speech Production. J Neurosci 2018; 38:5620-5631. [PMID: 29789378 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3480-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Basal ganglia-thalamocortical loops mediate all motor behavior, yet little detail is known about the role of basal ganglia nuclei in speech production. Using intracranial recording during deep brain stimulation surgery in humans with Parkinson's disease, we tested the hypothesis that the firing rate of subthalamic nucleus neurons is modulated in sync with motor execution aspects of speech. Nearly half of 79 unit recordings exhibited firing-rate modulation during a syllable reading task across 12 subjects (male and female). Trial-to-trial timing of changes in subthalamic neuronal activity, relative to cue onset versus production onset, revealed that locking to cue presentation was associated more with units that decreased firing rate, whereas locking to speech onset was associated more with units that increased firing rate. These unique data indicate that subthalamic activity is dynamic during the production of speech, reflecting temporally-dependent inhibition and excitation of separate populations of subthalamic neurons.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The basal ganglia are widely assumed to participate in speech production, yet no prior studies have reported detailed examination of speech-related activity in basal ganglia nuclei. Using microelectrode recordings from the subthalamic nucleus during a single-syllable reading task, in awake humans undergoing deep brain stimulation implantation surgery, we show that the firing rate of subthalamic nucleus neurons is modulated in response to motor execution aspects of speech. These results are the first to establish a role for subthalamic nucleus neurons in encoding of aspects of speech production, and they lay the groundwork for launching a modern subfield to explore basal ganglia function in human speech.
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of cortical drive to human subthalamic nucleus neurons in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 112:49-62. [PMID: 29307661 PMCID: PMC5821899 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pathological synchronisation of beta frequency (12–35 Hz) oscillations between the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and cerebral cortex is thought to contribute to motor impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). For this cortico-subthalamic oscillatory drive to be mechanistically important, it must influence the firing of STN neurons and, consequently, their downstream targets. Here, we examined the dynamics of synchronisation between STN LFPs and units with multiple cortical areas, measured using frontal ECoG, midline EEG and lateral EEG, during rest and movement. STN neurons lagged cortical signals recorded over midline (over premotor cortices) and frontal (over prefrontal cortices) with stable time delays, consistent with strong corticosubthalamic drive, and many neurons maintained these dynamics during movement. In contrast, most STN neurons desynchronised from lateral EEG signals (over primary motor cortices) during movement and those that did not had altered phase relations to the cortical signals. The strength of synchronisation between STN units and midline EEG in the high beta range (25–35 Hz) correlated positively with the severity of akinetic-rigid motor symptoms across patients. Together, these results suggest that sustained synchronisation of STN neurons to premotor-cortical beta oscillations play an important role in disrupting the normal coding of movement in PD. Multi-channel EEG with coincident STN single unit and local field potential recordings Variable time delays between beta oscillations in different cortical areas and STN neurons. Frontal/premotor cortical areas have most stable oscillatory synchronisation with STN neurons. Correlation between cortico-subthalamic beta-frequency synchronisation and clinical scores in PD.
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Pasquereau B, Turner RS. A selective role for ventromedial subthalamic nucleus in inhibitory control. eLife 2017; 6:31627. [PMID: 29199955 PMCID: PMC5730370 DOI: 10.7554/elife.31627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is hypothesized to play a central role in the rapid stopping of movement in reaction to a stop signal. Single-unit recording evidence for such a role is sparse, however, and it remains uncertain how that role relates to the disparate functions described for anatomic subdivisions of the STN. Here we address that gap in knowledge using non-human primates and a task that distinguishes reactive and proactive action inhibition, switching and skeletomotor functions. We found that specific subsets of STN neurons have activity consistent with causal roles in reactive action stopping or switching. Importantly, these neurons were strictly segregated to a ventromedial region of STN. Neurons in other subdivisions encoded task dimensions such as movement per se and proactive control. We propose that the involvement of STN in reactive control is restricted to its ventromedial portion, further implicating this STN subdivision in impulse control disorders.
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- Benjamin Pasquereau
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Institut des Sciences Cognitives Marc Jeannerod, CNRS UMR 5229, Bron, France.,Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States
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Iwamuro H, Tachibana Y, Ugawa Y, Saito N, Nambu A. Information processing from the motor cortices to the subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus and their somatotopic organizations revealed electrophysiologically in monkeys. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 46:2684-2701. [PMID: 29044874 PMCID: PMC5725726 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To understand how the information derived from different motor cortical areas representing different body parts is organized in the basal ganglia, we examined the neuronal responses in the subthalamic nucleus (STN), and the external (GPe) and internal (GPi) segments of the globus pallidus (input, relay and output nuclei, respectively) to stimulation of the orofacial, forelimb and hindlimb regions of the primary motor cortex (MI) and supplementary motor area (SMA) in macaque monkeys under the awake state. Most STN and GPe/GPi neurons responded exclusively to stimulation of either the MI or SMA, and one‐fourth to one‐third of neurons responded to both. STN neurons responding to the hindlimb, forelimb and orofacial regions of the MI were located along the medial–lateral axis in the posterolateral STN, while neurons responding to the orofacial region of the SMA were located more medially than the others in the anteromedial STN. GPe/GPi neurons responding to the hindlimb, forelimb and orofacial regions of the MI were found along the dorsal–ventral axis in the posterolateral GPe/GPi, and neurons responding to the corresponding regions of the SMA were similarly but less clearly distributed in more anteromedial regions. Moreover, neurons responding to the distal and proximal forelimb MI regions were found along the lateral–medial axis in the STN and the ventral–dorsal axis in the GPe/GPi. Most STN and GPe/GPi neurons showed kinaesthetic responses with similar somatotopic maps. These observations suggest that the somatotopically organized inputs from the MI and SMA are well preserved in the STN and GPe/GPi with partial convergence.
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- Hirokazu Iwamuro
- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Research and Therapeutics for Movement Disorders, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan.,Division of System Neuroscience, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University and Fukushima Global Medical Science Center, Advanced Clinical Research Center, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Department of Physiological Sciences, SOKENDAI (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan
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Human subthalamic oscillatory dynamics following somatosensory stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol 2017; 129:79-88. [PMID: 29161621 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Electrical median nerve somatosensory stimulation leads to a distinct modulation of cortical oscillations. Initial high frequency and gamma augmentation, as well as modulation of beta and alpha oscillations have been reported. We aimed at investigating the involvement of the subthalamic nucleus in somatosensory processing by means of local field potential recordings, since recordings during passive movements and peripheral somatosensory stimulation have suggested a prominent role. METHODS Recordings of subthalamic neuronal activity following median nerve stimulation in 11 Parkinson's disease patients were performed. Time-frequency analysis from 1 to 500 Hz was averaged and analyzed. RESULTS Several oscillatory components in response to somatosensory stimulation were revealed in the time-frequency analysis: (I) prolonged increase in alpha band power, followed by attenuation; (II) initial suppression of power followed by a subsequent rebound in the beta band; (III) early broad-frequency increase in gamma band power; (IV) and sustained increase of 160 Hz frequency oscillations throughout the trial. CONCLUSIONS These results further corroborate the involvement of the subthalamic nucleus in somatosensory processing. SIGNIFICANCE The present results not only support the notion of somatosensory processing in the subthalamic nucleus. Moreover, an improvement of somatosensory processing during subthalamic deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease might be accounted for by enhancement of prevailing high frequency oscillations.
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Warabi T, Furuyama H, Sugai E, Kato M, Yanagisawa N. Gait bradykinesia in Parkinson's disease: a change in the motor program which controls the synergy of gait. Exp Brain Res 2017; 236:43-57. [PMID: 29080098 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5106-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study examined how gait bradykinesia is changed by the motor programming in Parkinson's disease. Thirty-five idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients and nine age-matched healthy subjects participated in this study. After the patients fixated on a visual-fixation target (conditioning-stimulus), the voluntary-gait was triggered by a visual on-stimulus. While the subject walked on a level floor, soleus, tibialis anterior EMG latencies, and the y-axis-vector of the sole-floor reaction force were examined. Three paradigms were used to distinguish between the off-/on-latencies. The gap-task: the visual-fixation target was turned off; 200 ms before the on-stimulus was engaged (resulting in a 200 ms-gap). EMG latency was not influenced by the visual-fixation target. The overlap-task: the on-stimulus was turned on during the visual-fixation target presentation (200 ms-overlap). The no-gap-task: the fixation target was turned off and the on-stimulus was turned on simultaneously. The onset of EMG pause following the tonic soleus EMG was defined as the off-latency of posture (termination). The onset of the tibialis anterior EMG burst was defined as the on-latency of gait (initiation). In the gap-task, the on-latency was unchanged in all of the subjects. In Parkinson's disease, the visual-fixation target prolonged both the off-/on-latencies in the overlap-task. In all tasks, the off-latency was prolonged and the off-/on-latencies were unsynchronized, which changed the synergic movement to a slow, short-step-gait. The synergy of gait was regulated by two independent sensory-motor programs of the off- and on-latency levels. In Parkinson's disease, the delayed gait initiation was due to the difficulty in terminating the sensory-motor program which controls the subject's fixation. The dynamic gait bradykinesia was involved in the difficulty (long off-latency) in terminating the motor program of the prior posture/movement.
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- Tateo Warabi
- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan.
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- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan
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- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan
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- Clinical Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Sapporo Yamanoue Hospital, Toyokura Memorial Hall, Yamanote 6-9-1-1, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 063-0006, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan
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Baladron J, Nambu A, Hamker FH. The subthalamic nucleus‐external globus pallidus loop biases exploratory decisions towards known alternatives: a neuro‐computational study. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 49:754-767. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Javier Baladron
- Computer Science Chemnitz University of Technology Straße der Nationen 62 Chemnitz Germany
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- Division of System Neurophysiology National Institute for Physiological Sciences Okazaki Japan
- Department of Physiological Sciences SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) Okazaki Japan
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- Computer Science Chemnitz University of Technology Straße der Nationen 62 Chemnitz Germany
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Pötter-Nerger M, Reese R, Steigerwald F, Heiden JA, Herzog J, Moll CKE, Hamel W, Ramirez-Pasos U, Falk D, Mehdorn M, Gerloff C, Deuschl G, Volkmann J. Movement-Related Activity of Human Subthalamic Neurons during a Reach-to-Grasp Task. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:436. [PMID: 28936169 PMCID: PMC5594073 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to record movement-related single unit activity (SUA) in the human subthalamic nucleus (STN) during a standardized motor task of the upper limb. We performed microrecordings from the motor region of the human STN and registered kinematic data in 12 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery (seven women, mean age 62.0 ± 4.7 years) while they intraoperatively performed visually cued reach-to-grasp movements using a grip device. SUA was analyzed offline in relation to different aspects of the movement (attention, start of the movement, movement velocity, button press) in terms of firing frequency, firing pattern, and oscillation. During the reach-to-grasp movement, 75/114 isolated subthalamic neurons exhibited movement-related activity changes. The largest proportion of single units showed modulation of firing frequency during several phases of the reach and grasp (polymodal neurons, 45/114), particularly an increase of firing rate during the reaching phase of the movement, which often correlated with movement velocity. The firing pattern (bursting, irregular, or tonic) remained unchanged during movement compared to rest. Oscillatory single unit firing activity (predominantly in the theta and beta frequency) decreased with movement onset, irrespective of oscillation frequency. This study shows for the first time specific, task-related, SUA changes during the reach-to-grasp movement in humans.
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- Monika Pötter-Nerger
- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University RostockRostock, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilian UniversityWürzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, University Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilian UniversityWürzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Christian-Albrechts-UniversityKiel, Germany.,Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilian UniversityWürzburg, Germany
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Hamani C, Florence G, Heinsen H, Plantinga BR, Temel Y, Uludag K, Alho E, Teixeira MJ, Amaro E, Fonoff ET. Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation: Basic Concepts and Novel Perspectives. eNeuro 2017; 4:ENEURO.0140-17.2017. [PMID: 28966978 PMCID: PMC5617209 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0140-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Over the last decades, extensive basic and clinical knowledge has been acquired on the use of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD). It is now clear that mechanisms involved in the effects of this therapy are far more complex than previously anticipated. At frequencies commonly used in clinical practice, neural elements may be excited or inhibited and novel dynamic states of equilibrium are reached. Electrode contacts used for chronic DBS in PD are placed near the dorsal border of the nucleus, a highly cellular region. DBS may thus exert its effects by modulating these cells, hyperdirect projections from motor cortical areas, afferent and efferent fibers to the motor STN. Advancements in neuroimaging techniques may allow us to identify these structures optimizing surgical targeting. In this review, we provide an update on mechanisms and the neural elements modulated by STN DBS.
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- Clement Hamani
- Division of Neurosurgery Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Neuroimaging, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Clinic of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Image Analysis, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
- Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
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On the Role of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus and Mesencephalic Reticular Formation in Locomotion in Nonhuman Primates. J Neurosci 2017; 36:4917-29. [PMID: 27147647 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2514-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The mesencephalic reticular formation (MRF) is formed by the pedunculopontine and cuneiform nuclei, two neuronal structures thought to be key elements in the supraspinal control of locomotion, muscle tone, waking, and REM sleep. The role of MRF has also been advocated in modulation of state of arousal leading to transition from wakefulness to sleep and it is further considered to be a main player in the pathophysiology of gait disorders seen in Parkinson's disease. However, the existence of a mesencephalic locomotor region and of an arousal center has not yet been demonstrated in primates. Here, we provide the first extensive electrophysiological mapping of the MRF using extracellular recordings at rest and during locomotion in a nonhuman primate (NHP) (Macaca fascicularis) model of bipedal locomotion. We found different neuronal populations that discharged according to a phasic or a tonic mode in response to locomotion, supporting the existence of a locomotor neuronal circuit within these MRF in behaving primates. Altogether, these data constitute the first electrophysiological characterization of a locomotor neuronal system present within the MRF in behaving NHPs under normal conditions, in accordance with several studies done in different experimental animal models. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT We provide the first extensive electrophysiological mapping of the two major components of the mesencephalic reticular formation (MRF), namely the pedunculopontine and cuneiform nuclei. We exploited a nonhuman primate (NHP) model of bipedal locomotion with extracellular recordings in behaving NHPs at rest and during locomotion. Different MRF neuronal groups were found to respond to locomotion, with phasic or tonic patterns of response. These data constitute the first electrophysiological evidences of a locomotor neuronal system within the MRF in behaving NHPs.
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Soderstrom K, O'Malley J, Steece-Collier K, Kordower JH. Neural Repair Strategies for Parkinson's Disease: Insights from Primate Models. Cell Transplant 2017; 15:251-65. [PMID: 16719060 DOI: 10.3727/000000006783982025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nonhuman primate models of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been invaluable to our understanding of the human disease and in the advancement of novel therapies for its treatment. In this review, we attempt to give a brief overview of the animal models of PD currently used, with a more comprehensive focus on the advantages and disadvantages presented by their use in the nonhuman primate. In particular, discussion addresses the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 1-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydopyridine (MPTP), rotenone, paraquat, and maneb parkinsonian models. Additionally, the role of primate PD models in the development of novel therapies, such as trophic factor delivery, grafting, and deep brain stimulation, are described. Finally, the contribution of primate PD models to our understanding of the etiology and pathology of human PD is discussed.
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- Katherine Soderstrom
- Department of Neurological Science, Research Center for Brain Repair, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Lipski WJ, Wozny TA, Alhourani A, Kondylis ED, Turner RS, Crammond DJ, Richardson RM. Dynamics of human subthalamic neuron phase-locking to motor and sensory cortical oscillations during movement. J Neurophysiol 2017; 118:1472-1487. [PMID: 28592690 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00964.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Coupled oscillatory activity recorded between sensorimotor regions of the basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop is thought to reflect information transfer relevant to movement. A neuronal firing-rate model of basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuitry, however, has dominated thinking about basal ganglia function for the past three decades, without knowledge of the relationship between basal ganglia single neuron firing and cortical population activity during movement itself. We recorded activity from 34 subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons, simultaneously with cortical local field potentials and motor output, in 11 subjects with Parkinson's disease (PD) undergoing awake deep brain stimulator lead placement. STN firing demonstrated phase synchronization to both low- and high-beta-frequency cortical oscillations, and to the amplitude envelope of gamma oscillations, in motor cortex. We found that during movement, the magnitude of this synchronization was dynamically modulated in a phase-frequency-specific manner. Importantly, we found that phase synchronization was not correlated with changes in neuronal firing rate. Furthermore, we found that these relationships were not exclusive to motor cortex, because STN firing also demonstrated phase synchronization to both premotor and sensory cortex. The data indicate that models of basal ganglia function ultimately will need to account for the activity of populations of STN neurons that are bound in distinct functional networks with both motor and sensory cortices and code for movement parameters independent of changes in firing rate.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Current models of basal ganglia-thalamocortical networks do not adequately explain simple motor functions, let alone dysfunction in movement disorders. Our findings provide data that inform models of human basal ganglia function by demonstrating how movement is encoded by networks of subthalamic nucleus (STN) neurons via dynamic phase synchronization with cortex. The data also demonstrate, for the first time in humans, a mechanism through which the premotor and sensory cortices are functionally connected to the STN.
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- Witold J Lipski
- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and.,University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; .,Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and.,University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Chockalingam A, Belasen A, Chen N, Ramirez-Zamora A, Youn Y, Feustel P, Wilock ME, Shin DS, Pilitsis JG. Effect of Eye Opening on Single-Unit Activity and Local Field Potentials in the Subthalamic Nucleus. Neuromodulation 2017; 20:471-477. [PMID: 28493348 DOI: 10.1111/ner.12606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN DBS) is an established treatment in Parkinson's disease (PD). We investigate the effect of eye opening on neuronal activity and local field potentials (LFPs) in the STN. METHODS We prospectively enrolled 25 PD patients undergoing STN DBS in our institution. During DBS, single-unit activity (SUA) and LFPs were measured when eyes were open and closed. As movement is known to result in changes in LFPs, we tested response to eye opening in the presence and absence of movement. RESULTS Neither eye state nor arm movement has a significant influence on SUA recordings. There is a statistically significant interaction between eye state and arm movement (p < 0.05). In the presence of movement, STN SUA increase when eyes open (p < 0.05). When eyes are closed, STN SUA decrease with movement (p < 0.05). STN theta LFP oscillations decrease when eyes are open compared to closed, irrespective of movement status (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION STN activity is influenced by eye state and arm movement. It is unclear whether this is attributed to a change in the STN's role in oculomotor control or from a change in attentional state. Understanding how physiologic normal activity alters neural activity is critical for the optimization of DBS therapy, particularly in closed-loop neuromodulation.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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Tankus A, Strauss I, Gurevich T, Mirelman A, Giladi N, Fried I, Hausdorff JM. Subthalamic Neurons Encode Both Single- and Multi-Limb Movements in Parkinson's Disease Patients. Sci Rep 2017; 7:42467. [PMID: 28211850 PMCID: PMC5304178 DOI: 10.1038/srep42467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the main target for neurosurgical treatment of motor signs of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Despite the therapeutic effect on both upper and lower extremities, its role in motor control and coordination and its changes in Parkinson’s disease are not fully clear. We intraoperatively recorded single unit activity in ten patients with PD who performed repetitive feet or hand movements while undergoing implantation of a deep brain stimulator. We found both distinct and overlapping representations of upper and lower extremity movement kinematics in subthalamic units and observed evidence for re-routing to a multi-limb representation that participates in limb coordination. The well-known subthalamic somatotopy showed a large overlap of feet and hand representations in the PD patients. This overlap and excessive amounts of kinematics or coordination units may reflect pathophysiology or compensatory mechanisms. Our findings thus explain, at the single neuron level, the important subthalamic role in motor control and coordination and indicate the effect of PD on the neuronal representation of movement.
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- Ariel Tankus
- Center for study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel
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- Center for study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Sieratzki Chair in Neurology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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- Functional Neurosurgery Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Center for study of Movement, Cognition and Mobility, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 6423906, Israel.,Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.,Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
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Garcia-Garcia D, Guridi J, Toledo JB, Alegre M, Obeso JA, Rodríguez-Oroz MC. Stimulation sites in the subthalamic nucleus and clinical improvement in Parkinson's disease: a new approach for active contact localization. J Neurosurg 2016; 125:1068-1079. [DOI: 10.3171/2015.9.jns15868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is widely used in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, which target area of this region results in the highest antiparkinsonian efficacy is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to develop a more accurate methodology to locate the electrodes and the contacts used for chronic stimulation (active contacts) in the subthalamic region, and to determine the position at which stimulation conveys the greatest clinical benefit.
METHODS
The study group comprised 40 patients with PD in whom bilateral DBS electrodes had been implanted in the STN. Based on the Morel atlas, the authors created an adaptable 3D atlas that takes into account individual anatomical variability and divides the STN into functional territories. The locations of the electrodes and active contacts were obtained from an accurate volumetric assessment of the artifact using preoperative and postoperative MR images. Active contacts were positioned in the 3D atlas using stereotactic coordinates and a new volumetric method based on an ellipsoid representation created from all voxels that belong to a set of contacts. The antiparkinsonian benefit of the stimulation was evaluated by the reduction in the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III (UPDRS-III) score and in the levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD) at 6 months. A homogeneous group classification for contact position and the respective clinical improvement was applied using a hierarchical clustering method.
RESULTS
Subthalamic stimulation induced a significant reduction of 58.0% ± 16.5% in the UPDRS-III score (p < 0.001) and 64.9% ± 21.0% in the LEDD (p < 0.001). The greatest reductions in the total and contralateral UPDRS-III scores (64% and 76%, respectively) and in the LEDD (73%) were obtained when the active contacts were placed approximately 12 mm lateral to the midline, with no influence of the position being observed in the anteroposterior and dorsoventral axes. In contrast, contacts located about 10 mm from the midline only reduced the global and contralateral UPDRS-III scores by 47% and 41%, respectively, and the LEDD by 33%. Using the ellipsoid method of location, active contacts with the highest benefit were positioned in the rostral and most lateral portion of the STN and at the interface between this subthalamic region, the zona incerta, and the thalamic fasciculus. Contacts placed in the most medial regions of the motor STN area provided the lowest clinical efficacy.
CONCLUSIONS
The authors report an accurate new methodology to assess the position of electrodes and contacts used for chronic subthalamic stimulation. Using this approach, the highest antiparkinsonian benefit is achieved when active contacts are located within the rostral and the most lateral parts of the motor region of the STN and at the interface of this region and adjacent areas (zona incerta and thalamic fasciculus).
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- David Garcia-Garcia
- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
- 2Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED); and
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- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
- 2Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED); and
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- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
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- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
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- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
- 2Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED); and
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- 1Neurosciences Area, CIMA, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clínica Universidad de Navarra Medical School, Pamplona
- 2Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED); and
- 3Neuroscience Unit, BioDonostia Research Institute, University Hospital Donostia, Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), San Sebastián; Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Ahmed Z. Modulation of gamma and alpha spinal motor neurons activity by trans-spinal direct current stimulation: effects on reflexive actions and locomotor activity. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/3/e12696. [PMID: 26869682 PMCID: PMC4758926 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Spontaneous and evoked spinal activities interact to set the characteristics of emergent motor responses. Gamma motor neurons have feedforward and feedback functions in motor control, which are crucial for transforming motor commands into action. Meanwhile, the intrinsic excitability and functional connectivity of alpha motor neurons determine the accuracy of actions. In this study, we investigated the effects of trans-spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) on spontaneous and cortically evoked activity of well-isolated single units of gamma and alpha motor neurons in mice. We also investigated the effects of tsDCS on reflexive and locomotor actions. In general, motor neurons showed increased responses to cathodal tsDCS (c-tsDCS) and decreased responses to anodal tsDCS (a-tsDCS). These effects were observed for cortically evoked discharges and spontaneous firing rates of gamma motor neurons, cortically evoked discharges of larger alpha motor neurons, and spontaneous firing rates of smaller alpha motor neurons. An exception was that spontaneous firing rates of larger alpha motor neurons showed the opposite pattern of reduction by c-tsDCS and increase by a-tsDCS. Reflexive and voluntary behavior were also increased by c-tsDCS and reduced by a-tsDCS. Specifically, the amplitude and duration of crossed and tail pinch reflexes in decerebrate animals and the quality of ground and treadmill walking patterns in healthy awake animals showed this pattern. These polarity-specific changes in behavior could be attributed to polarity-mediated modulation of alpha and gamma motor neuron activity and spinal circuitry. The results reveal an important principle: effects of tsDCS on spinal motor neurons depend on current polarity and cell size.
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- Zaghloul Ahmed
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Staten Island for Developmental Neuroscience, The College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York Graduate Center/The City University of New York, New York, New York
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Effects of Optogenetic Activation of Corticothalamic Terminals in the Motor Thalamus of Awake Monkeys. J Neurosci 2016; 36:3519-30. [PMID: 27013680 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4363-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The role of the corticothalamic projection in the ventral motor thalamus remains poorly understood. Therefore, we studied the electrophysiological responses of neurons in the basal ganglia and cerebellar receiving-territories of the motor thalamus (BGMT and CbMT, respectively) using optogenetic activation of corticothalamic projections in awake rhesus macaques. After injections of viral vectors carrying the excitatory opsins ChR2 or C1V1 into the primary motor and premotor cortices of two monkeys, we used optrodes to light activate opsin-expressing neurons in cortex or their terminals in the thalamus while simultaneously recording the extracellular activity of neurons in the vicinity of the stimulation sites. As expected, light activation of opsins in the cerebral cortex evoked robust, short-latency increases in firing of cortical neurons. In contrast, light stimulation of corticothalamic terminals induced small-amplitude, long-latency increases and/or decreases of activity in thalamic neurons. In postmortem material, opsins were found to be expressed in cell bodies and dendrites of cortical neurons and along their corticothalamic projections. At the electron microscopic level, opsin labeling was confined to unmyelinated preterminal axons and small terminals that formed asymmetric synapses with dendrites of projection neurons or GABAergic interneurons in BGMT and CbMT and with neurons in the reticular thalamic nucleus. The morphological features of the transfected terminals, along with the long latency and complex physiological responses of thalamic neurons to their activation, suggest a modulatory role of corticothalamic afferents upon the primate ventral motor thalamus. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study provides the first analysis of the physiological effects of cortical inputs on the activity of neurons in the primate ventral motor thalamus using light activation of opsin-containing corticothalamic terminals in awake monkeys. We found that selective light activation of corticothalamic terminals in contact with distal dendrites of thalamocortical neurons and GABAergic interneurons elicits complex patterns of slowly developing excitatory and inhibitory effects in thalamic neurons of the basal ganglia- and cerebellar-receiving regions of the motor thalamus. Our observations suggest a modulatory (instead of a "driver") role of the corticothalamic system in the primate ventral motor thalamus.
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Smith KA, Pahwa R, Lyons KE, Nazzaro JM. Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: current status and future outlook. Neurodegener Dis Manag 2016; 6:299-317. [DOI: 10.2217/nmt-2016-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition secondary to loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Surgical therapy serves as an adjunct when unwanted medication side effects become apparent or additional therapy is needed. Deep brain stimulation emerged into the forefront in the 1990s. Studies have demonstrated improvement in all of the cardinal parkinsonian signs with stimulation. Frameless and ‘mini-frame’ stereotactic systems, improved MRI for anatomic visualization, and intraoperative MRI-guided placement are a few of the surgical advances in deep brain stimulation. Other advances include rechargeable pulse generators, voltage- or current-based stimulation, and enhanced abilities to ‘steer’ stimulation. Work is ongoing investigating closed-loop ‘smart’ stimulation in which stimulation is predicated on neuronal feedback.
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- Kyle A Smith
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 3021, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Mailstop 3021, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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