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ArticleCell reports2020

Fast Retrograde Access to Projection Neuron Circuits Underlying Vocal Learning in Songbirds.

Daniel N Düring, Falk Dittrich, Mariana D Rocha, Ryosuke O Tachibana, Chihiro Mori, Kazuo Okanoya, Roman Boehringer, Benjamin Ehret, Benjamin F Grewe, Stefan Gerber and 6 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. 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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24citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Daniel N DüringInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany. Electronic address: dduering@ethz.ch.
Falk DittrichDepartment of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Mariana D RochaDepartment of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Ryosuke O TachibanaDepartment of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Chihiro MoriDepartment of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuo OkanoyaDepartment of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Roman BoehringerInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Benjamin EhretInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Benjamin F GreweInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stefan GerberInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Shouwen MaDepartment of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Melanie RauchViral Vector Facility, Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jean-Charles PaternaViral Vector Facility, Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Robert KasperImaging Facility at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Munich, Germany.
Manfred GahrDepartment of Behavioural Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Seewiesen, Germany.
Richard H R HahnloserInstitute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich/ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Neuroscience Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology · DEThe University of Tokyo · JPETH Zurich · CHSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CHUniversity of Zurich · CHMax Planck Institute of Neurobiology · DE

Funding

Neural sequences for planning and production of learned vocalizationsR01NS108424 · NINDS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI COOPER, BRENTON G., HAHNLOSER, RICHARD · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS108424
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the structure and function of neural circuits underlying speech and language is a vital step toward better treatments for diseases of these systems. Songbirds, among the few animal orders that share with humans the ability to learn vocalizations from a conspecific, have provided many insights into the neural mechanisms of vocal development. However, research into vocal learning circuits has been hindered by a lack of tools for rapid genetic targeting of specific neuron populations to meet the quick pace of developmental learning. Here, we present a viral tool that enables fast and efficient retrograde access to projection neuron populations. In zebra finches, Bengalese finches, canaries, and mice, we demonstrate fast retrograde labeling of cortical or dopaminergic neurons. We further demonstrate the suitability of our construct for detailed morphological analysis, for in vivo imaging of calcium activity, and for multi-color brainbow labeling.

Indexed as

AnimalsMiceNeuronsSongbirdsVocalization, AnimalAAVbirdsongbrainbowcircuit tracingdopaminergic projectionsGCaMPretrograde labelingsongbirdviral vector

Identifiers

PMID33176132
PMCPMC8236207
OpenAlexW3105125339

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