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ArticleScientific reports2017

A multielectrode array microchannel platform reveals both transient and slow changes in axonal conduction velocity.

Rouhollah Habibey, Shahrzad Latifi, Hossein Mousavi, Mattia Pesce, Elmira Arab-Tehrany, Axel Blau

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Rouhollah HabibeyDepartment of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT), Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy.
Shahrzad LatifiDepartment of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hossein MousaviDepartment of Computer and Software Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada.
Mattia PesceDepartment of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT), Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy.
Elmira Arab-TehranyLaboratoire d'Ingénierie des Biomolécules, Université de Lorraine, 2 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, 54504, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France.
Axel BlauDepartment of Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT), Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy. axel.blau@iit.it.ORCID 0000-0002-8931-1264
Italian Institute of Technology · ITLaboratoire d'Ingénierie des BiomoléculesPolytechnique Montréal · CAUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to their small dimensions, electrophysiology on thin and intricate axonal branches in support of understanding their role in normal and diseased brain function poses experimental challenges. To reduce experimental complexity, we coupled microelectrode arrays (MEAs) to bi-level microchannel devices for the long-term in vitro tracking of axonal morphology and activity with high spatiotemporal resolution. Our model allowed the long-term multisite recording from pure axonal branches in a microscopy-compatible environment. Compartmentalizing the network structure into interconnected subpopulations simplified access to the locations of interest. Electrophysiological data over 95 days in vitro (DIV) showed an age-dependent increase of axonal conduction velocity, which was positively correlated with, but independent of evolving burst activity over time. Conduction velocity remained constant at chemically increased network activity levels. In contrast, low frequency (1 Hz, 180 repetitions) electrical stimulation of axons or network subpopulations evoked amplitude-dependent direct (5-35 ms peri-stimulus) and polysynaptic (35-1,000 ms peri-stimulus) activity with temporarily (<35 ms) elevated propagation velocities along the perisomatic branches. Furthermore, effective stimulation amplitudes were found to be significantly lower (>250 mV) in microchannels when compared with those reported for unconfined cultures (>800 mV). The experimental paradigm may lead to new insights into stimulation-induced axonal plasticity.

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MicroelectrodesAction PotentialsAlgorithmsAnimalsAxonsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyModels, NeurologicalNeural Conduction

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