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ArticleNeuron2018

Vigilance-Associated Gamma Oscillations Coordinate the Ensemble Activity of Basolateral Amygdala Neurons.

Alon Amir, Drew B Headley, Seung-Chan Lee, Darrell Haufler, Denis Paré

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Article in Neuron, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Neural Oscillations in Aversively Motivated Behavior.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022
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  20. Frequency selective neuronal modulation triggers spreading depolarizations in the rat endothelin-1 model of stroke.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Alon AmirCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Drew B HeadleyCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Seung-Chan LeeCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Darrell HauflerCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Denis ParéCenter for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University-Newark, 197 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. Electronic address: pare@andromeda.rutgers.edu.

Funding

Midline thalamic control of the amygdalaR01MH107239 · NIMH · RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJ NEWARK · PI PARE, DENIS · 2015 to 2019
$1.9M
Beyond conditioned fear: encoding of stimulus properties and behaviors by amygdala neuronsR01MH112505 · NIMH · RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJ NEWARK · PI PARE, DENIS · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107239NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH112505
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Principal basolateral amygdala (BL) neurons profoundly influence motivated behaviors, yet few of them are activated by emotionally valenced stimuli. Here, we show that a likely explanation for this paradox is the synchronizing influence of the high-gamma rhythm. High-gamma (75-95 Hz) entrained BL firing more strongly than all other rhythms. It was most pronounced during states of increased vigilance, when rats were apprehensive. Relative to behavioral states, high-gamma produced minor changes in firing rates yet dramatic increases in synchrony. Moreover, connected pairs of cells showed similarly high levels of entrainment and synchronization. Unexpectedly, prefrontal- and accumbens-projecting cells, respectively, showed high and low entrainment by high-gamma, indicating that this rhythm differentially synchronizes the activity of BL neurons projecting to specific sites. Overall, our findings suggest that individual BL neurons encode information not only by changing their firing rates, but also by synchronizing their collective activity, amplifying their impact on target structures.

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Action PotentialsGamma RhythmWakefulnessAnimalsBasolateral Nuclear ComplexFearMaleNeural PathwaysNeuronsNucleus AccumbensPrefrontal CortexRats, Sprague-Dawleyamygdalabetaconnectivityemotionsfearmemoryoscillationssynchronytheta

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PMID29420934
PMCPMC5809002

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