Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level

Abstract Axonal projection conveys neural information. The divergent and diverse projections of individual neurons imply the complexity of information flow. It is necessary to investigate the relationship between the projection and functional information at the single neuron level for understanding...

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Main Authors: Wei Zhou, Shanshan Ke, Wenwei Li, Jing Yuan, Xiangning Li, Rui Jin, Xueyan Jia, Tao Jiang, Zimin Dai, Guannan He, Zhiwei Fang, Liang Shi, Qi Zhang, Hui Gong, Qingming Luo, Wenzhi Sun, Anan Li, Pengcheng Li
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author Wei Zhou
Shanshan Ke
Wenwei Li
Jing Yuan
Xiangning Li
Rui Jin
Xueyan Jia
Tao Jiang
Zimin Dai
Guannan He
Zhiwei Fang
Liang Shi
Qi Zhang
Hui Gong
Qingming Luo
Wenzhi Sun
Anan Li
Pengcheng Li
author_facet Wei Zhou
Shanshan Ke
Wenwei Li
Jing Yuan
Xiangning Li
Rui Jin
Xueyan Jia
Tao Jiang
Zimin Dai
Guannan He
Zhiwei Fang
Liang Shi
Qi Zhang
Hui Gong
Qingming Luo
Wenzhi Sun
Anan Li
Pengcheng Li
author_sort Wei Zhou
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description Abstract Axonal projection conveys neural information. The divergent and diverse projections of individual neurons imply the complexity of information flow. It is necessary to investigate the relationship between the projection and functional information at the single neuron level for understanding the rules of neural circuit assembly, but a gap remains due to a lack of methods to map the function to whole‐brain projection. Here an approach is developed to bridge two‐photon calcium imaging in vivo with high‐resolution whole‐brain imaging based on sparse labeling with the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP6. Reliable whole‐brain projections are captured by the high‐definition fluorescent micro‐optical sectioning tomography (HD‐fMOST). A cross‐modality cell matching is performed and the functional annotation of whole‐brain projection at the single‐neuron level (FAWPS) is obtained. Applying it to the layer 2/3 (L2/3) neurons in mouse visual cortex, the relationship is investigated between functional preferences and axonal projection features. The functional preference of projection motifs and the correlation between axonal length in MOs and neuronal orientation selectivity, suggest that projection motif‐defined neurons form a functionally specific information flow, and the projection strength in specific targets relates to the information clarity. This pipeline provides a new way to understand the principle of neuronal information transmission.
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spelling doaj.art-520e99eb04554f3fb7f8c989040e63832022-12-22T04:15:54ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442022-11-01933n/an/a10.1002/advs.202202553Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron LevelWei Zhou0Shanshan Ke1Wenwei Li2Jing Yuan3Xiangning Li4Rui Jin5Xueyan Jia6Tao Jiang7Zimin Dai8Guannan He9Zhiwei Fang10Liang Shi11Qi Zhang12Hui Gong13Qingming Luo14Wenzhi Sun15Anan Li16Pengcheng Li17Britton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaResearch Unit of Multimodal Cross Scale Neural Signal Detection and Imaging Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences HUST‐Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics JITRI Suzhou 215100 ChinaResearch Unit of Multimodal Cross Scale Neural Signal Detection and Imaging Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences HUST‐Suzhou Institute for Brainsmatics JITRI Suzhou 215100 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaKey Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, School of Biomedical Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 ChinaChinese Institute for Brain Research Beijing 102206 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaBritton Chance Center and MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 ChinaAbstract Axonal projection conveys neural information. The divergent and diverse projections of individual neurons imply the complexity of information flow. It is necessary to investigate the relationship between the projection and functional information at the single neuron level for understanding the rules of neural circuit assembly, but a gap remains due to a lack of methods to map the function to whole‐brain projection. Here an approach is developed to bridge two‐photon calcium imaging in vivo with high‐resolution whole‐brain imaging based on sparse labeling with the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP6. Reliable whole‐brain projections are captured by the high‐definition fluorescent micro‐optical sectioning tomography (HD‐fMOST). A cross‐modality cell matching is performed and the functional annotation of whole‐brain projection at the single‐neuron level (FAWPS) is obtained. Applying it to the layer 2/3 (L2/3) neurons in mouse visual cortex, the relationship is investigated between functional preferences and axonal projection features. The functional preference of projection motifs and the correlation between axonal length in MOs and neuronal orientation selectivity, suggest that projection motif‐defined neurons form a functionally specific information flow, and the projection strength in specific targets relates to the information clarity. This pipeline provides a new way to understand the principle of neuronal information transmission.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202202553whole‐brain projectiontwo‐photon calcium imaging in vivohigh‐definition fluorescent micro‐optical sectioning tomography (HD‐fMOST)GCaMP6primary visual cortex
spellingShingle Wei Zhou
Shanshan Ke
Wenwei Li
Jing Yuan
Xiangning Li
Rui Jin
Xueyan Jia
Tao Jiang
Zimin Dai
Guannan He
Zhiwei Fang
Liang Shi
Qi Zhang
Hui Gong
Qingming Luo
Wenzhi Sun
Anan Li
Pengcheng Li
Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
Advanced Science
whole‐brain projection
two‐photon calcium imaging in vivo
high‐definition fluorescent micro‐optical sectioning tomography (HD‐fMOST)
GCaMP6
primary visual cortex
title Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
title_full Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
title_fullStr Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
title_full_unstemmed Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
title_short Mapping the Function of Whole‐Brain Projection at the Single Neuron Level
title_sort mapping the function of whole brain projection at the single neuron level
topic whole‐brain projection
two‐photon calcium imaging in vivo
high‐definition fluorescent micro‐optical sectioning tomography (HD‐fMOST)
GCaMP6
primary visual cortex
url https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202202553
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