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Hippocampal sharp wave bursts coincide with neocortical “up-state” transitions

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Battaglia, Francesco P., Sutherland, Gary R., McNaughton, Bruce L.·2004·Learning & Memory

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The sleeping neocortex shows nested oscillatory activity in different frequency ranges, characterized by fluctuations between “up-states” and “down-states.” High-density neuronal ensemble recordings in rats now reveal the interaction between synchronized activity in the hippocampus and neocortex: Electroencephalographic sharp waves in the hippocampus were more probable during down-states than during up-states, and tended to coincide with transitions from down-states to up-states. The form of cortical activity fluctuations and their interactions with sharp waves depend on sleep depth: In deeper sleep stages, characterized by strong neocortical oscillation in the delta range or slower (∼0.8-4 Hz), sharp-wave-triggered peri-event time histograms (PETH) are consistent with a longer duration for down-states than for up-states. In lighter sleep, the sharp-wave-triggered PETH suggested longer up-states than down-states. These results highlight the interplay in the hippocampal/neocortical loop: Decreased neocortical input during down-states may be a factor in generation of sharp waves. In turn, sharp waves may facilitate down-to-up transitions. This interplay may reflect joint memory trace reactivation in the hippocampus and in the neocortex, possibly contributing to consolidation of long-term memory: Off-line reactivation of recent neural activity patterns in the hippocampus occurs during 50-100-msec electroencephalographic sharp waves, corresponding to pyramidal-cell population bursts. The neocortical up-states starting in correspondence with sharp waves may be influenced by the reactivated information carried by the hippocampal sharp wave.

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  • Generation of spindles in the thalamus and generation of SW-Rs in the hippocampus are distinctly suppressed during the down-phase of the slow oscillation, followed by a rebound in spindle and SW-R activity during the succeeding depolarizing up-state.

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Authors
Battaglia, F. P., Sutherland, G. R., & McNaughton, B. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Venue
Learning & Memory
Published
2004-11
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
697-704
ISSN
  • 1072-0502 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5485
OpenAlex
W1986823100
Cited by
310
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en
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Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH046823, R37MH046823)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM008400)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
sleep, hippocampal-neocortical interaction, sleep depth, delta oscillations, memory consolidation
MeSH terms
Animals, Cortical Synchronization, Electroencephalography, Hippocampus, Membrane Potentials, Neural Pathways, Neurons, Sleep, Neocortex, Rats

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