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Weiler S, Rahmati V, Isstas M, Wutke J, Stark AW, Franke C, Graf J, Geis C, Witte OW, Hübener M, Bolz J, Margrie TW, Holthoff K, Teichert M. A primary sensory cortical interareal feedforward inhibitory circuit for tacto-visual integration. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3081. [PMID: 38594279 PMCID: PMC11003985 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47459-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Tactile sensation and vision are often both utilized for the exploration of objects that are within reach though it is not known whether or how these two distinct sensory systems combine such information. Here in mice, we used a combination of stereo photogrammetry for 3D reconstruction of the whisker array, brain-wide anatomical tracing and functional connectivity analysis to explore the possibility of tacto-visual convergence in sensory space and within the circuitry of the primary visual cortex (VISp). Strikingly, we find that stimulation of the contralateral whisker array suppresses visually evoked activity in a tacto-visual sub-region of VISp whose visual space representation closely overlaps with the whisker search space. This suppression is mediated by local fast-spiking interneurons that receive a direct cortico-cortical input predominantly from layer 6 neurons located in the posterior primary somatosensory barrel cortex (SSp-bfd). These data demonstrate functional convergence within and between two primary sensory cortical areas for multisensory object detection and recognition.
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Affiliation(s)
- Simon Weiler
- Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neuronal Circuits and Behaviour, University College London, 25 Howland Street, London, W1T 4JG, UK
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Fröbelstieg 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Fröbelstieg 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena Center for Soft Matter, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Abbe Center of Photonics, Albert-Einstein-Straße 6, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neuronal Circuits and Behaviour, University College London, 25 Howland Street, London, W1T 4JG, UK
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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Balog J, Hintz F, Isstas M, Teichert M, Winter C, Lehmann K. Social hierarchy regulates ocular dominance plasticity in adult male mice. Brain Struct Funct 2019; 224:3183-3199. [DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-01959-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Teichert M, Isstas M, Liebmann L, Hübner CA, Wieske F, Winter C, Lehmann K, Bolz J. Visual deprivation independent shift of ocular dominance induced by cross-modal plasticity. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213616. [PMID: 30856226 PMCID: PMC6411125 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
There is convincing evidence that the deprivation of one sense can lead to adaptive neuronal changes in spared primary sensory cortices. However, the repercussions of late-onset sensory deprivations on functionality of the remaining sensory cortices are poorly understood. Using repeated intrinsic signal imaging we investigated the effects of whisker or auditory deprivation (WD or AD, respectively) on responsiveness of the binocular primary visual cortex (V1) in fully adult mice. The binocular zone of mice is innervated by both eyes, with the contralateral eye always dominating V1 input over ipsilateral eye input, the normal ocular dominance (OD) ratio. Strikingly, we found that 3 days of WD or AD induced a transient shift of OD, which was mediated by a potentiation of V1 input through the ipsilateral eye. This cross-modal effect was accompanied by strengthening of layer 4 synapses in V1, required visual experience through the ipsilateral eye and was mediated by an increase of the excitation/inhibition ratio in V1. Finally, we demonstrate that both WD and AD induced a long-lasting improvement of visual performance. Our data provide evidence that the deprivation of a non-visual sensory modality cross-modally induces experience dependent V1 plasticity and improves visual behavior, even in adult mice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Teichert
- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
- Synapses-Circuits-Plasticity, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Jena, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Jena, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
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Teichert M, Isstas M, Zhang Y, Bolz J. Cross-modal restoration of ocular dominance plasticity in adult mice. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 47:1375-1384. [PMID: 29761580 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The temporal closure of one eye in juvenile and young adult mice induces a shift of the ocular dominance (OD) of neurons in the binocular visual cortex. However, OD plasticity typically declines with age and is completely absent in matured mice beyond postnatal day (PD) 110. As it has been shown that the deprivation of one sensory input can induce neuronal alterations in non-deprived sensory cortices, we here investigated whether cross-modal interactions have the potential to reinstall OD plasticity in matured mice. Strikingly, using intrinsic signal imaging we could demonstrate that both whisker deprivation and auditory deprivation for only one week reinstated OD plasticity in fully adult mice. These OD shifts were always mediated by an increase of V1 responsiveness to visual stimulation of the open eye, a characteristic feature of OD plasticity normally only found in young adult mice. Moreover, systemic administration of the competitive NMDA receptor antagonist CPP completely abolished cross-modally induced OD plasticity. Taken together, we demonstrate here for the first time that the deprivation of non-visual senses has the potential to rejuvenate the adult visual cortex.
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- Manuel Teichert
- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of General Zoology and Animal Physiology, Jena, Germany
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Teichert M, Isstas M, Wenig S, Setz C, Lehmann K, Bolz J. Cross-modal refinement of visual performance after brief somatosensory deprivation in adult mice. Eur J Neurosci 2017; 47:184-191. [PMID: 29247462 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is well established that the congenital lack of one sensory modality enhances functionality in the spared senses. However, whether a late onset deprivation of one sense leads to such alterations is largely unknown. Here, we investigated whether a somatosensory deprivation induced by bilateral whisker removal affects visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in fully adult mice. Using the visual cortex-dependent visual water task, we found that a brief somatosensory deprivation markedly improved behavioral visual acuity and contrast sensitivity by about 40%. Determining these attributes of vision using periodic optical imaging of intrinsic signals in the same mice revealed that visual cortex responses elicited by weak visual stimuli were massively increased after somatosensory deprivation. Strikingly, comparison of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity values determined by the visual water task and intrinsic signal imaging revealed that these measurements were almost identical, even at the level of individual animals. In summary, our results suggest that a brief manipulation of somatosensory experience profoundly boosts visual cortex-dependent vision in adults.
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Affiliation(s)
- Manuel Teichert
- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for General Zoology and Animal Physiology, University of Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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