Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations.
The firing activity of dorsal raphe neurons is related to arousal state. However, it is unclear how this firing activity is precisely related to cortical activity, in particular oscillations occurring during sleep rhythms. Here we conducted single-cell extracellular recordings and juxtacellular labe...
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| description | The firing activity of dorsal raphe neurons is related to arousal state. However, it is unclear how this firing activity is precisely related to cortical activity, in particular oscillations occurring during sleep rhythms. Here we conducted single-cell extracellular recordings and juxtacellular labelling while monitoring electrocorticogram (ECoG) activity in urethane anaesthetised rats, to relate activity in neurochemically identified groups of neurons to cortical slow-wave activity (SWA). We observed that electrophysiological heterogeneity in dorsal raphe neurons revealed different neurochemical groups of DRN neurons and was mirrored by significant differences in the phase and strength of coupling to the cortical slow oscillations. Spike firing relationship of clock-like neurons, identified as 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine) or serotonin neurons, was higher during the inactive component of the oscillations. In contrast, half of the identified bursting 5-HT neurons did not exhibit strong cortical entrainment; those that did fired most during the inactive component of the SWA. Two groups of putatively non-5-HT neurons (irregular slow-firing and fast-firing) exhibited significant coherence and fired most during the active component of the SWA. These findings indicate that within the DRN electrophysiologically and neurochemically discrete neuronal groups exhibit distinct relations to cortical activity. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cb70c9e8-4ea1-4c94-a7ac-680d999b447b2022-03-27T07:14:54ZSpike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cb70c9e8-4ea1-4c94-a7ac-680d999b447bEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Schweimer, JMallet, NSharp, TUngless, MThe firing activity of dorsal raphe neurons is related to arousal state. However, it is unclear how this firing activity is precisely related to cortical activity, in particular oscillations occurring during sleep rhythms. Here we conducted single-cell extracellular recordings and juxtacellular labelling while monitoring electrocorticogram (ECoG) activity in urethane anaesthetised rats, to relate activity in neurochemically identified groups of neurons to cortical slow-wave activity (SWA). We observed that electrophysiological heterogeneity in dorsal raphe neurons revealed different neurochemical groups of DRN neurons and was mirrored by significant differences in the phase and strength of coupling to the cortical slow oscillations. Spike firing relationship of clock-like neurons, identified as 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine) or serotonin neurons, was higher during the inactive component of the oscillations. In contrast, half of the identified bursting 5-HT neurons did not exhibit strong cortical entrainment; those that did fired most during the inactive component of the SWA. Two groups of putatively non-5-HT neurons (irregular slow-firing and fast-firing) exhibited significant coherence and fired most during the active component of the SWA. These findings indicate that within the DRN electrophysiologically and neurochemically discrete neuronal groups exhibit distinct relations to cortical activity. |
| spellingShingle | Schweimer, J Mallet, N Sharp, T Ungless, M Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title | Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title_full | Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title_fullStr | Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title_short | Spike-timing relationship of neurochemically-identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations. |
| title_sort | spike timing relationship of neurochemically identified dorsal raphe neurons during cortical slow oscillations |
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