Understanding Sensory Information Processing Through Simultaneous Multi-area Population Recordings.

abstract：:Genetic labeling of neurons with a specific response feature is an emerging technology for precise dissection of brain circuits that are functionally heterogeneous at the single-cell level. While immediate early gene mapping has been widely used for decades to identify brain regions which are activated by external sti...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Kawashima T,Okuno H,Bito H

更新日期：2014-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the importance of the degree of peripheral or central target differentiation for mouse auditory afferent navigation to the organ of Corti and auditory nuclei in three different mouse models: first, a mouse in which the differentiation of hair cells, but not central auditory nuclei neurons is compromised...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Elliott KL,Kersigo J,Pan N,Jahan I,Fritzsch B

更新日期：2017-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex motor behaviors are thought to be coordinated by networks of brain nuclei that may control different elementary motor programs. Transparent zebrafish larvae offer the opportunity to analyze the functional organization of motor control networks by optical manipulations of neuronal activity during behavior. We e...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Fajardo O,Zhu P,Friedrich RW

更新日期：2013-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopaminergic (DA) neurons represent <0.01% of neurons in the human brain, but are essential for normal neurological and psychiatric function. The majority of these neurons reside in the ventral midbrain, but they exert their profound influences on brain function through projections to both the cortex and the basal gan...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Mani M,Ryan TA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are a common cause of brain seizures and are often associated with intractable epilepsy. Here we evaluated aberrant brain neurophysiology in an in vivo mouse model of FCD induced by neonatal freeze lesions (FLs) to the right cortical hemisphere (near S1). Linear multi-electrode arrays ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Williams AJ,Zhou C,Sun QQ

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain contains a large diversity of unique cell types that use specific genetic programs to control development and instruct the intricate wiring of sensory, motor, and cognitive brain regions. In addition to their cellular diversity and specialized connectivity maps, each region's dedicated function is also expre...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Miterko LN,Lackey EP,Heck DH,Sillitoe RV

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The trace amines (TAs), tryptamine, tyramine, and β-phenylethylamine, are synthesized from precursor amino acids via aromatic-L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC). We explored their role in the neuromodulation of neonatal rat spinal cord motor circuits. We first showed that the spinal cord contains the substrates for TA ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Gozal EA,O'Neill BE,Sawchuk MA,Zhu H,Halder M,Chou CC,Hochman S

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In drug users, drug-related cues alone can induce dopamine release in the dorsal striatum. Instructive cues activate inputs to the striatum from both dopaminergic and cholinergic neurons, which are thought to work together to support motor learning and motivated behaviors. Imbalances in these neuromodulatory influence...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Crittenden JR,Lacey CJ,Lee T,Bowden HA,Graybiel AM

更新日期：2014-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-homeostasis is a fundamental physiological process for terrestrial life. In vertebrates, thirst drives water intake, but the neuronal circuits that connect the physiology of water regulation with emotional context are poorly understood. Vasopressin (VP) is a prominent messenger in this circuit, as well as L-glut...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Zhang L,Hernández VS,Vázquez-Juárez E,Chay FK,Barrio RA

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods of functional connectivity are applied ubiquitously in studies involving non-invasive whole-brain signals, but may be not optimal for exploring the propagation of the steady-state responses, which are strong oscillatory patterns of neurodynamics evoked by periodic stimulation. In our study, we explore a functi...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Vakorin VA,Ross B,Doesburg SM,Ribary U,McIntosh AR

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an ideal organism for studying neural plasticity and animal behaviors. A total of 302 neurons of a C. elegans hermaphrodite have been classified into 118 neuronal groups. This simple neural circuit provides a solid basis for understanding the mechanisms of the brains of higher an...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Sasakura H,Tsukada Y,Takagi S,Mori I

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The delay eyeblink conditioning (EBC) is a cerebellum-dependent type of associative motor learning. However, the exact roles played by the various cerebellar synapses, as well as the underlying molecular mechanisms, remain to be determined. It is also unclear whether long-term potentiation (LTP) or long-term depressio...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Emi K,Kakegawa W,Miura E,Ito-Ishida A,Kohda K,Yuzaki M

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the large remaining challenges in the field of zebrafish neuroscience is the establishment of techniques and preparations that permit the recording and perturbation of neural activity in animals that can interact meaningfully with the environment. Since it is very difficult to do this in freely behaving zebrafi...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Engert F

更新日期：2013-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of the subthreshold, ongoing activity in cortical neurons has been the focus of numerous studies. This activity, described as spontaneous slow waves in membrane potential, has been observed in a span of species in diverse cortical and subcortical areas. We here characterized membrane potential flu...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Yaron-Jakoubovitch A,Koch C,Segev I,Yarom Y

更新日期：2013-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Recording of identified neuronal network activity using genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) requires labeling that is cell type-specific and bright enough for the detection of functional signals. However, specificity and strong expression are often not achievable using the same promoter. Here we present a c...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Kuhn B,Ozden I,Lampi Y,Hasan MT,Wang SS

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal activity is dominated by synaptic inputs from excitatory or inhibitory neural circuits. With the development of in vivo patch-clamp recording, especially in vivo voltage-clamp recording, researchers can not only directly measure neuronal activity, such as spiking responses or membrane potential dynamics, but ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Tao C,Zhang G,Xiong Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent calcium (Ca(2+)) indicator proteins (FCIPs) are promising tools for functional imaging of cellular activity in living animals. However, they have still not reached their full potential for in vivo imaging of neuronal activity due to limitations in expression levels, dynamic range, and sensitivity for repor...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Lütcke H,Murayama M,Hahn T,Margolis DJ,Astori S,Zum Alten Borgloh SM,Göbel W,Yang Y,Tang W,Kügler S,Sprengel R,Nagai T,Miyawaki A,Larkum ME,Helmchen F,Hasan MT

更新日期：2010-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, by using a combination of two viral vectors, we developed a technique for pathway-selective and reversible synaptic transmission blockade, and successfully induced a behavioral deficit of dexterous hand movements in macaque monkeys by affecting a population of spinal interneurons. To explore the capacity of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Sooksawate T,Isa K,Matsui R,Kato S,Kinoshita M,Kobayashi K,Watanabe D,Kobayashi K,Isa T

更新日期：2013-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter that is known to be synthesized and released from GABAergic neurons in the brain. However, recent studies have shown that not only neurons but also astrocytes contain a considerable amount of GABA that can be released and activate GABA receptors ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Yoon BE,Lee CJ

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Defensive behavioral responses are essential for survival in threating situations. The superior colliculus (SC) has been implicated in the generation of defensive behaviors elicited by visual, tactile and auditory stimuli. Furthermore, substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) neurons are known to exert a modulatory effe...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Almada RC,Genewsky AJ,Heinz DE,Kaplick PM,Coimbra NC,Wotjak CT

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin (5-HT) selectively excites subpopulations of pyramidal neurons in the neocortex via activation of 5-HT2A (2A) receptors coupled to Gq subtype G-protein alpha subunits. Gq-mediated excitatory responses have been attributed primarily to suppression of potassium conductances, including those mediated by KV7 pot...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Stephens EK,Baker AL,Gulledge AT

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to their ascending pathways that originate at the receptor cells, all sensory systems are characterized by extensive descending projections. Although the size of these connections often outweighs those that carry information in the ascending auditory pathway, we still have a relatively poor understanding o...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Bajo VM,King AJ

更新日期：2013-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex spatial representations in the hippocampal formation and related cortical areas require input from the head direction system. However, a recurrent finding is that behavior apparently supported by these spatial representations does not appear to require input from generative head direction regions, i.e., latera...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Dillingham CM,Vann SD

更新日期：2019-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We have made use of the δ subunit-selective allosteric modulator DS2 (4-chloro-N-[2-(2-thienyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-yl benzamide) to assay the contribution of δ-GABAARs to tonic and phasic conductance changes in the cerebellum, thalamus and neocortex. In cerebellar granule cells, an enhancement of the tonic conduc...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Ye Z,McGee TP,Houston CM,Brickley SG

更新日期：2013-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspase-3 is a cysteine protease that is most commonly associated with cell death. Recent studies have shown additional roles in mediating cell differentiation, cell proliferation and development of cell morphology. We investigated the role of caspase-3 in the development of chick auditory brainstem nuclei during embr...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Rotschafer SE,Allen-Sharpley MR,Cramer KS

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:mRNP granules at adult central synapses are postulated to regulate local mRNA translation and synapse plasticity. However, they are very poorly characterized in vivo. Here, in Drosophila olfactory synapses, we present early observations and characterization of candidate synaptic mRNP particles, one of which contains a...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Hillebrand J,Pan K,Kokaram A,Barbee S,Parker R,Ramaswami M

更新日期：2010-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we provide a brief overview over the current knowledge about the role of dopamine transmission in the prefrontal cortex during learning and memory. We discuss work in humans, monkeys, rats, and birds in order to provide a basis for comparison across species that might help identify crucial features and...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Puig MV,Rose J,Schmidt R,Freund N

更新日期：2014-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic programs controlling ontogeny drive many of the essential connectivity patterns within the brain. Yet it is activity, derived from the experience of interacting with the world, that sculpts the precise circuitry of the central nervous system. Such experience-dependent plasticity has been observed throughout th...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Priebe NJ,McGee AW

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:How do local circuits in the inferior colliculus (IC) process and transform spectral and temporal sound information? Using a four-tetrode array we examined the functional properties of the IC and metrics of its micro circuitry by recording neural activity from neighboring single neurons in the cat. Spectral and tempor...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Chen C,Rodriguez FC,Read HL,Escabí MA

更新日期：2012-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral neuronal interactions are known to play important roles in sensory information processing. A center-on surround-off local circuit arrangement has been shown to play a role in mediating contrast enhancement in the visual, auditory, and somatosensory systems. The lateral connectivity and the influence of those c...

journal_title：Frontiers in neural circuits

authors： Kim DH,Chang AY,McTavish TS,Patel HK,Willhite DC

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00