ArticleCurrent biology : CB2013
Plasticity in ion channel expression underlies variation in hearing during reproductive cycles.
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- Reproductive state-dependent cell turnover in the inner ear of the plainfin midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus).The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Functional plasticity of the swim bladder as an acoustic organ for communication in a vocal fish.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
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- Testosterone Treatment Mimics Seasonal Downregulation of Dopamine Innervation in the Auditory System of Female Midshipman Fish.Integrative and comparative biology · 2021Article
- The Cholinergic Lateral Line Efferent Synapse: Structural, Functional and Molecular Similarities With Those of the Cochlea.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2021Review
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- Co-opting evo-devo concepts for new insights into mechanisms of behavioural diversity.The Journal of experimental biology · 2019Review
- Brain Activation Patterns in Response to Conspecific and Heterospecific Social Acoustic Signals in Female Plainfin Midshipman Fish, Porichthys notatus.Brain, behavior and evolution · 2018Article
- Dynamic plasticity in phototransduction regulates seasonal changes in color perception.Nature communications · 2017Article
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- Hearing conspecific vocal signals alters peripheral auditory sensitivity.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2015Article
- Neuroendocrine control of seasonal plasticity in the auditory and vocal systems of fish.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2015Review
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- Central pattern generator for vocalization: is there a vertebrate morphotype?Current opinion in neurobiology · 2014Review
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Abstract
Sensory plasticity related to reproductive state, hormonal profiles, and experience is widespread among vertebrates, including humans. Improvements in audio-vocal coupling that heighten the detection of conspecifics are part of the reproductive strategy of many nonmammalian vertebrates. Although seasonal changes in hearing are known, molecular mechanisms determining this form of adult sensory plasticity remain elusive. Among both nonmammals and mammals, large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium (BK) channels underlie a primary outward current having a predominant influence on frequency tuning in auditory hair cells. We now report an example from fish showing that increased BK channel abundance can improve an individual's ability to hear vocalizations during the breeding season. Pharmacological manipulations targeting BK channels, together with measures of BK transcript abundance, can explain the seasonal enhancement of auditory hair cell sensitivity to the frequency content of calls. Plasticity in ion channel expression is a simple, evolutionarily labile solution for sculpting sensory bandwidth to maximize the detection of conspecific signals during reproductive cycles.
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