Postsynaptic pyramidal target selection by descending layer III pyramidal axons: Dual intracellular recordings and biocytin filling in slices of rat neocortex

被引:89
作者
Thomson, AM [1 ]
Bannister, AP [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Free Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, London NW3 2PF, England
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
cortex; synapse; pyramidal cell; axon; EPSP; paired recording;
D O I
10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00557-5
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Paired intracellular recordings in slices of adult rat neocortex with biocytin filling of synaptically connected neurons were used to investigate the pyramidal targets, in layer V, of layer III pyramidal axons. The time-course and sensitivity of excitatory postsynaptic potentials to current injected at the soma, and locations of close appositions between presynaptic axons and postsynaptic dendrites, indicated that the majority of contributory synapses were located in layer V. Within a "column" of tissue, radius less than or equal to 250 mu m, the probability that a randomly selected layer III pyramid innervated a layer V pyramid was I in 4 if the target cell was a burst firing pyramid with an apical dendritic tuft in layers II/I. If, however, the potential target was a regular spiking pyramid, the probability of connectivity was only 1 in 40, and none of the 13 anatomically identified postsynaptic layer V targets had a slender apical dendrite terminating in layers IV/III. Morphological reconstructions indicated that layer III pyramids select target layer V cells whose apical dendrites pass within 50-100 mu m of the soma of the presynaptic pyramid in layer III and which have overlapping apical dendritic tufts in the superficial layers. The probability that a layer V cell would innervate a layer III pyramid lying within 250 mu m of its apical dendrite was much lower (one in 58). Both presynaptic layer III pyramids and their large postsynaptic layer V targets could therefore access similar inputs in layers I/II, while small layer V pyramids could not. One prediction from the present data would be that neither descending layer V inputs to the striatum or thalamus, nor transcallosal connections would be readily activated by longer distance cortico-cortical "feedback" connections that terminated in layers I/II. These could, however, activate corticofugal pathways to the superior colliculus or pens, both directly and via layer III. (C) 1998 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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