Influence of Highly Distinctive Structural Properties on the Excitability of Pyramidal Neurons in Monkey Visual and Prefrontal Cortices

被引:78
作者
Amatrudo, Joseph M. [1 ]
Weaver, Christina M. [2 ,3 ]
Crimins, Johanna L. [1 ]
Hof, Patrick R. [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Rosene, Douglas L. [1 ,6 ]
Luebke, Jennifer I. [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Anat & Neurobiol, Boston, MA 02118 USA
[2] Franklin & Marshall Coll, Dept Math, Lancaster, PA 17604 USA
[3] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Computat Neurobiol & Imaging Ctr, New York, NY 10029 USA
[4] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Fishberg Dept Neurosci, New York, NY 10029 USA
[5] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Friedman Brain Inst, New York, NY 10029 USA
[6] Emory Univ, Yerkes Natl Primate Res Ctr, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
关键词
DENDRITIC SPINES; STRIATE CORTEX; MACAQUE MONKEY; CEREBRAL-CORTEX; LAYER III; MORPHOLOGY; CELL; MULTIPLE; SYNAPSES; MODEL;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2581-12.2012
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 [神经生物学];
摘要
Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings and high-resolution 3D morphometric analyses of layer 3 pyramidal neurons in in vitro slices of monkey primary visual cortex ( V1) and dorsolateral granular prefrontal cortex ( dlPFC) revealed that neurons in these two brain areas possess highly distinctive structural and functional properties. Area V1 pyramidal neurons are much smaller than dlPFC neurons, with significantly less extensive dendritic arbors and far fewer dendritic spines. Relative to dlPFC neurons, V1 neurons have a significantly higher input resistance, depolarized resting membrane potential, and higher action potential ( AP) firing rates. Most V1 neurons exhibit both phasic and regular-spiking tonic AP firing patterns, while dlPFC neurons exhibit only tonic firing. Spontaneous postsynaptic currents are lower in amplitude and have faster kinetics in V1 than in dlPFC neurons, but are no different in frequency. Three-dimensional reconstructions of V1 and dlPFC neurons were incorporated into computational models containing Hodgkin-Huxley and AMPA receptor and GABA(A) receptor gated channels. Morphology alone largely accounted for observed passive physiological properties, but led to AP firing rates that differed more than observed empirically, and to synaptic responses that opposed empirical results. Accordingly, modeling predicts that active channel conductances differ between V1 and dlPFC neurons. The unique features of V1 and dlPFC neurons are likely fundamental determinants of area-specific network behavior. The compact electrotonic arbor and increased excitability of V1 neurons support the rapid signal integration required for early processing of visual information. The greater connectivity and dendritic complexity of dlPFC neurons likely support higher level cognitive functions including working memory and planning.
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页码:13644 / 13660
页数:17
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