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Dual function of thalamic low-vigilance state oscillations: rhythm-regulation and plasticity
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Crunelli, V and Lorincz, ML and Connelly, WM and David, F and Hughes, SW and Lambert, RC and Leresche, N and Errington, AC, Dual function of thalamic low-vigilance state oscillations: rhythm-regulation and plasticity, Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 19, (2) pp. 107-118. ISSN 1471-003X (2018) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
During inattentive wakefulness and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, the neocortex and thalamus cooperatively engage in rhythmic activities that are exquisitely reflected in the electroencephalogram as distinctive rhythms spanning a range of frequencies from <1 Hz slow waves to 13 Hz alpha waves. In the thalamus, these diverse activities emerge through the interaction of cell-intrinsic mechanisms and local and long-range synaptic inputs. One crucial feature, however, unifies thalamic oscillations of different frequencies: repetitive burst firing driven by voltage-dependent Ca2+ spikes. Recent evidence reveals that thalamic Ca2+ spikes are inextricably linked to global somatodendritic Ca2+ transients and are essential for several forms of thalamic plasticity. Thus, we propose herein that alongside their rhythm-regulation function, thalamic oscillations of low-vigilance states have a plasticity function that, through modifications of synaptic strength and cellular excitability in local neuronal assemblies, can shape ongoing oscillations during inattention and NREM sleep and may potentially reconfigure thalamic networks for faithful information processing during attentive wakefulness.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Sleep, Epilepsy, Oscillations, Plasticity, Thalamus |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Neurosciences |
Research Field: | Cellular nervous system |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Connelly, WM (Dr William Connelly) |
ID Code: | 131553 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 33 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2019-03-22 |
Last Modified: | 2019-05-31 |
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