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ArticleScientific reports2019

Basal forebrain somatostatin cells differentially regulate local gamma oscillations and functionally segregate motor and cognitive circuits.

Nelson Espinosa, Alejandra Alonso, Ariel Lara-Vasquez, Pablo Fuentealba

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Nelson EspinosaDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Alejandra AlonsoDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Ariel Lara-VasquezDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-9291-2909
Pablo FuentealbaDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. pfuentealba@uc.cl.

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Abstract

The basal forebrain delivers extensive axonal projections to the cortical mantle regulating brain states and cognitive processing. Recent evidence has established the basal forebrain as a subcortical node of the default mode network that directionally influences cortical dynamics trough gamma oscillations, yet their synaptic origin has not been established. Here, we used optogenetic stimulation and in vivo recordings of transgenic mice to show that somatostatin neurons exert an anatomically specialized role in the coordination of subcortical gamma oscillations of the rostral basal forebrain. Indeed, the spike timing of somatostatin cells was tightly correlated with gamma oscillations in the ventral pallidum, but not in the medial septum. Consequently, optogenetic inactivation of somatostatin neurons selectively disrupted the amplitude and coupling of gamma oscillations only in the ventral pallidum. Moreover, photosupression of somatostatin cells produced specific behavioral interferences, with the ventral pallidum regulating locomotor speed and the medial septum modulating spatial working memory. Altogether, these data suggest that basal forebrain somatostatin cells can selectively synchronize local neuronal networks in the gamma band directly impinging on cortical dynamics and behavioral performance. This further supports the role of the basal forebrain as a subcortical switch commanding transitions between internally and externally oriented brain states.

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CognitionGamma RhythmMotor ActivityAnimalsBasal ForebrainMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsSomatostatinSomatostatin

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