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Sensory Integration in Mouse Insular Cortex Reflects GABA Circuit Maturation

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Gogolla, Nadine, Takesian, Anne E., Feng, Guoping, Fagiolini, Michela, Hensch, Takao K.·2014·Neuron

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Insular cortex (IC) contributes to a variety of complex brain functions, such as communication, social behavior, and self-awareness through the integration of sensory, emotional, and cognitive content. How the IC acquires its integrative properties remains unexplored. We compared the emergence of multisensory integration (MSI) in the IC of behaviorally distinct mouse strains. While adult C57BL/6 mice exhibited robust MSI, this capacity was impaired in the inbred BTBR T+tf/J mouse model of idiopathic autism. The deficit reflected weakened γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) circuits and compromised postnatal pruning of cross-modal input. Transient pharmacological enhancement by diazepam in BTBR mice during an early sensitive period rescued inhibition and integration in the adult IC. Moreover, impaired MSI was common across three other monogenic models (GAD65, Shank3, and Mecp2 knockout mice) displaying behavioral phenotypes and parvalbumin-circuit abnormalities. Our findings offer developmental insight into a key neural circuit relevant to neuropsychiatric conditions like schizophrenia and autism.

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Authors
Gogolla, N., Takesian, A. E., Feng, G., Fagiolini, M., & Hensch, T. K.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
  • McGovern Institute for Brain Research (US)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Hensch, Takao K.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-08
Volume
83
Issue
4
Pages
894-905
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2048168580
Cited by
310
References
71
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FWCI
38.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DP1OD003699)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH094271)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P30HD018655)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Keywords
insula, multisensory integration, GABAergic circuits, BTBR T+tf/J mice, autism spectrum disorder, diazepam, parvalbumin interneurons, SHANK3, MeCP2, GAD65, schizophrenia, mouse strain differences
MeSH terms
Animals, Autistic Disorder, Cerebral Cortex, Diazepam, Disease Models, Animal, Glutamate Decarboxylase, Male, Microfilament Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neural Pathways, Sensation, Species Specificity, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2, GABAergic Neurons

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