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ArticleNeuron2021

Sleep replay reveals premotor circuit structure for a skilled behavior.

Margot Elmaleh, Devorah Kranz, Ariadna Corredera Asensio, Felix W Moll, Michael A Long

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Article in Neuron, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Sharp Waves, Bursts, and Coherence: Activity in a Songbird Vocal Circuit Is Influenced by Behavioral State.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  7. Song-like activation of syringeal and respiratory muscles during sleep in canaries.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2025
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  12. Model of the HVC neural network as a song motor in zebra finch.Frontiers in computational neuroscience · 2024
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  17. How our understanding of memory replay evolves.Journal of neurophysiology · 2023
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  19. Reciprocal relationships between sleep and smell.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Margot ElmalehNYU Neuroscience Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Devorah KranzNYU Neuroscience Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Ariadna Corredera AsensioNYU Neuroscience Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Felix W MollNYU Neuroscience Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Michael A LongNYU Neuroscience Institute and Department of Otolaryngology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: mlong@med.nyu.edu.

Funding

Synaptic and circuit mechanisms of learned vocal productionR01NS075044 · NINDS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MICHAEL A LONG · 2011 to 2026
$5.7M
Defining a thalamic role in premotor cortical sequence generationF31NS116933 · NINDS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ELMALEH, MARGOT · 2020 to 2021
$80k
NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS116933NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural circuits often exhibit sequences of activity, but the contribution of local networks to their generation remains unclear. In the zebra finch, song-related premotor sequences within HVC may result from some combination of local connectivity and long-range thalamic inputs from nucleus uvaeformis (Uva). Because lesions to either structure abolish song, we examine "sleep replay" using high-density recording methods to reconstruct precise song-related events. Replay activity persists after the upstream nucleus interfacialis of the nidopallium is lesioned and slows when HVC is cooled, demonstrating that HVC provides temporal structure for these events. To further gauge the importance of intra-HVC connectivity for shaping network dynamics, we lesion Uva during sleep and find that residual replay sequences could span syllable boundaries, supporting a model in which HVC can propagate sequences throughout the duration of the song. Our results highlight the power of studying offline activity to investigate behaviorally relevant circuit organization.

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FinchesAnimalsSleepVocalization, Animalbirdsongcircuit modelsmotor controlnetworksequencesvocal productionzebra finch

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PMID34626537
PMCPMC8639717

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