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ArticleNature communications2024

Revealing single-neuron and network-activity interaction by combining high-density microelectrode array and optogenetics.

Toki Kobayashi, Kenta Shimba, Taiyo Narumi, Takahiro Asahina, Kiyoshi Kotani, Yasuhiko Jimbo

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Toki Kobayashi *Department of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. kobayashi.toki.jb@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0005-5160-4933
Kenta Shimba *Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan. shimba@neuron.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1156-260X
Taiyo NarumiDepartment of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Takahiro AsahinaCenter for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3232-941X
Kiyoshi KotaniDepartment of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.
Yasuhiko JimboDepartment of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0004-6005-5043

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 21gm6510007h0001MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 21K19884MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22H03935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The synchronous activity of neuronal networks is considered crucial for brain function. However, the interaction between single-neuron activity and network-wide activity remains poorly understood. This study explored this interaction within cultured networks of rat cortical neurons. Employing a combination of high-density microelectrode array recording and optogenetic stimulation, we established an experimental setup enabling simultaneous recording and stimulation at a precise single-neuron level that can be scaled to the level of the whole network. Leveraging our system, we identified a network burst-dependent response change in single neurons, providing a possible mechanism for the network-burst-dependent loss of information within the network and consequent cognitive impairment during epileptic seizures. Additionally, we directly recorded a leader neuron initiating a spontaneous network burst and characterized its firing properties, indicating that the bursting activity of hub neurons in the brain can initiate network-wide activity. Our study offers valuable insights into brain networks characterized by a combination of bottom-up self-organization and top-down regulation.

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Action PotentialsMicroelectrodesNerve NetNeuronsOptogeneticsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley

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PMID39528508
PMCPMC11555060

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