Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse
The mechanisms that govern thalamocortical transmission are poorly understood. Recent data have shown that sensory stimuli elicit activity in ensembles of cortical neurons that recapitulate stereotyped spontaneous activity patterns. Here, we elucidate a possible mechanism by which gating of patterne...
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doaj-d8b64c6abbce4397ac5f3db1ca7b41432021-06-08T15:02:51ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2021-05-011010.7554/eLife.56645Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouseBaher A Ibrahim0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-7589Caitlin A Murphy1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6319-9470Georgiy Yudintsev2Yoshitaka Shinagawa3Matthew I Banks4Daniel A Llano5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0933-1837Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United StatesDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin-Madison, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin-Madison, United StatesNeuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United StatesDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United StatesDepartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin-Madison, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin-Madison, United StatesDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States; Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States; College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United StatesThe mechanisms that govern thalamocortical transmission are poorly understood. Recent data have shown that sensory stimuli elicit activity in ensembles of cortical neurons that recapitulate stereotyped spontaneous activity patterns. Here, we elucidate a possible mechanism by which gating of patterned population cortical activity occurs. In this study, sensory-evoked all-or-none cortical population responses were observed in the mouse auditory cortex in vivo and similar stochastic cortical responses were observed in a colliculo-thalamocortical brain slice preparation. Cortical responses were associated with decreases in auditory thalamic synaptic inhibition and increases in thalamic synchrony. Silencing of corticothalamic neurons in layer 6 (but not layer 5) or the thalamic reticular nucleus linearized the cortical responses, suggesting that layer 6 corticothalamic feedback via the thalamic reticular nucleus was responsible for gating stochastic cortical population responses. These data implicate a corticothalamic-thalamic reticular nucleus circuit that modifies thalamic neuronal synchronization to recruit populations of cortical neurons for sensory representations.https://elifesciences.org/articles/56645auditory systemcorticothalamicmedial geniculate bodythalamic reticular nucleusNTSR1thalamocortical |
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Baher A Ibrahim Caitlin A Murphy Georgiy Yudintsev Yoshitaka Shinagawa Matthew I Banks Daniel A Llano Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse eLife auditory system corticothalamic medial geniculate body thalamic reticular nucleus NTSR1 thalamocortical |
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Baher A Ibrahim Caitlin A Murphy Georgiy Yudintsev Yoshitaka Shinagawa Matthew I Banks Daniel A Llano |
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Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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Corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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corticothalamic gating of population auditory thalamocortical transmission in mouse |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd |
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The mechanisms that govern thalamocortical transmission are poorly understood. Recent data have shown that sensory stimuli elicit activity in ensembles of cortical neurons that recapitulate stereotyped spontaneous activity patterns. Here, we elucidate a possible mechanism by which gating of patterned population cortical activity occurs. In this study, sensory-evoked all-or-none cortical population responses were observed in the mouse auditory cortex in vivo and similar stochastic cortical responses were observed in a colliculo-thalamocortical brain slice preparation. Cortical responses were associated with decreases in auditory thalamic synaptic inhibition and increases in thalamic synchrony. Silencing of corticothalamic neurons in layer 6 (but not layer 5) or the thalamic reticular nucleus linearized the cortical responses, suggesting that layer 6 corticothalamic feedback via the thalamic reticular nucleus was responsible for gating stochastic cortical population responses. These data implicate a corticothalamic-thalamic reticular nucleus circuit that modifies thalamic neuronal synchronization to recruit populations of cortical neurons for sensory representations. |
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auditory system corticothalamic medial geniculate body thalamic reticular nucleus NTSR1 thalamocortical |
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