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Dendritic backpropagation and the state of the awake neocortex
被引:34
作者:
Bereshpolova, Yulia
Amitai, Yael
Gusev, Alexander G.
Stoelzel, Carl R.
Swadlow, Harvey A.
机构:
[1] Univ Connecticut, Dept Psychol, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
[2] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Physiol, IL-84105 Beer Sheva, Israel
关键词:
corticotectal neurons;
fast-spiking neurons;
apical dendrites;
CSD;
spike-triggered averaging;
dendritic integration;
D O I:
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2218-07.2007
中图分类号:
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号:
071006 ;
摘要:
The spread of somatic spikes into dendritic trees has become central to models of dendritic integrative properties and synaptic plasticity. However, backpropagating action potentials ( BPAPs) have been studied mainly in slices, in which they are highly sensitive to multiple factors such as firing frequency and membrane conductance, raising doubts about their effectiveness in the awake behaving brain. Here, we examine the spatiotemporal characteristics of BPAPs in layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the visual cortex of adult, awake rabbits, in which EEG-defined brain states ranged from alert vigilance to drowsy/inattention, and, in some cases, to light sleep. To achieve this, we recorded extracellular spikes from layer 5 pyramidal neurons and field potentials above and below these neurons using a 16-channel linear probe, and applied methods of spike-triggered current source-density analysis to these records ( Buzsaki and Kandel, 1998; Swadlow et al., 2002). Precise retinotopic alignment of superficial and deep cortical sites was used to optimize alignment of the recording probe with the axis of the apical dendrite. During the above network states, we studied BPAPs generated spontaneously, antidromically ( from corticotectal neurons), or via intense synaptic drive caused by natural visual stimulation. Surprisingly, the invasion of BPAPs as far as 800 mu m from the soma was little affected by the network state and only mildly attenuated by high firing frequencies. These data reveal that the BPAP is a robust and highly reliable property of neocortical apical dendrites. These events, therefore, are well suited to provide crucial signals for the control of synaptic plasticity during information-processing brain states.
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页码:9392 / 9399
页数:8
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