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ArticleFrontiers in neural circuits2015

Quantification of mid and late evoked sinks in laminar current source density profiles of columns in the primary auditory cortex.

Markus K Schaefer, Julio C Hechavarría, Manfred Kössl

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Article in Frontiers in neural circuits, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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Markus K SchaeferInstitute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, AK Neurobiology and Biosensors, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Julio C HechavarríaInstitute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, AK Neurobiology and Biosensors, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Manfred KösslInstitute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, AK Neurobiology and Biosensors, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Goethe University Frankfurt · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current source density (CSD) analysis assesses spatiotemporal synaptic activations at somatic and/or dendritic levels in the form of depolarizing current sinks. Whereas many studies have focused on the short (<50 ms) latency sinks, associated with thalamocortical projections, sinks with longer latencies have received less attention. Here, we analyzed laminar CSD patterns for the first 600 ms after stimulus onset in the primary auditory cortex of Mongolian gerbils. By applying an algorithm for contour calculation, three distinct mid and four late evoked sinks were identified in layers I, III, Va, VIa, and VIb. Our results further showed that the patterns of intracortical information-flow remained qualitatively similar for low and for high sound pressure level stimuli at the characteristic frequency (CF) as well as for stimuli ± 1 octave from CF. There were, however, differences associated with the strength, vertical extent, onset latency, and duration of the sinks for the four stimulation paradigms used. Stimuli one octave above the most sensitive frequency evoked a new, and quite reliable, sink in layer Va whereas low level stimulation led to the disappearance of the layer VIb sink. These data indicate the presence of input sources specifically activated in response to level and/or frequency parameters. Furthermore, spectral integration above vs. below the CF of neurons is asymmetric as illustrated by CSD profiles. These results are important because synaptic feedback associated with mid and late sinks-beginning at 50 ms post stimulus latency-is likely crucial for response modulation resulting from higher order processes like memory, learning or cognitive control.

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AnimalsAuditory CortexElectrophysiological PhenomenaEvoked Potentials, AuditoryFemaleGerbillinaeMaleNeuronsSynaptic Potentialscortical layerscurrent source densityhorizontal projectionsintracortical network processinglate evoked potentialslocal field potentialsprimary auditory cortexspectral integration

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PMCPMC4617414
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