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ArticleBrain and behavior2018

Organization of projection from brainstem auditory nuclei to the inferior colliculus of Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus).

Tetsufumi Ito, Takafumi Furuyama, Kazuma Hase, Kohta I Kobayasi, Shizuko Hiryu

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Tetsufumi ItoDepartment of Anatomy, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4516-9283
Takafumi FuruyamaNeuroethology and Bioengineering Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.
Kazuma HaseNeuroethology and Bioengineering Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.
Kohta I KobayasiNeuroethology and Bioengineering Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.
Shizuko HiryuNeuroethology and Bioengineering Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe, Japan.

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objectivesEcholocating bats show remarkable specialization which is related to analysis of echoes of biosonars in subcortical auditory brainstem pathways. The inferior colliculus (IC) receives inputs from all lower brainstem auditory nuclei, i.e., cochlear nuclei, nuclei of the lateral lemniscus, and superior olivary complex, and create de novo responses to sound, which is considered crucial for echolocation. Inside the central nucleus of the IC (ICC), small domains which receive specific combination of extrinsic inputs are the basis of integration of sound information. In addition to extrinsic inputs, each domain is interconnected by local IC neurons but the cell types related to the interconnection are not well-understood. The primary objective of the current study is to examine whether the ascending inputs are reorganized and terminate in microdomains inside the ICC.

methodsWe made injection of a retrograde tracer into different parts of the ICC, and analyzed distribution of retrogradely labeled cells in the auditory brainstem of Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus).

resultsPattern of ascending projections from brainstem nuclei was similar to other bat species. Percentages of labeled cells in several nuclei were correlated each other. Furthermore, within the IC, we identified that large GABAergic (LG) and glutamatergic neurons made long-range connection.

conclusionsSynaptic organization of IC of Japanese house bat shows specialization which is likely to relate for echolocation. Input nuclei to the IC make clusters which terminate in specific part of the ICC, implying the presence of microdomains. LG neurons have roles for binding IC microdomains.

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AnimalsAuditory PathwaysBrain StemChiropteraEcholocationInferior ColliculiMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, Animalinferior colliculuslarge GABAergic neuronssubcortical auditory pathwayssynaptic domain

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