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Elevated Correlations in Neuronal Ensembles of Mouse Auditory Cortex Following Parturition

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Rothschild, G., Cohen, L., Mizrahi, A., Nelken, I.·2013·Journal of Neuroscience

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The auditory cortex is malleable by experience. Previous studies of auditory plasticity have described experience-dependent changes in response profiles of single neurons or changes in global tonotopic organization. However, experience-dependent changes in the dynamics of local neural populations have remained unexplored. In this study, we examined the influence of a dramatic yet natural experience in the life of female mice, giving birth and becoming a mother on single neurons and neuronal ensembles in the primary auditory cortex (A1). Using in vivo two-photon calcium imaging and electrophysiological recordings from layer 2/3 in A1 of mothers and age-matched virgin mice, we monitored changes in the responses to a set of artificial and natural sounds. Population dynamics underwent large changes as measured by pairwise and higher-order correlations, with noise correlations increasing as much as twofold in lactating mothers. Concomitantly, changes in response properties of single neurons were modest and selective. Remarkably, despite the large changes in correlations, information about stimulus identity remained essentially the same in the two groups. Our results demonstrate changes in the correlation structure of neuronal activity as a result of a natural life event.

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Authors
Rothschild, G., Cohen, L., Mizrahi, A., & Nelken, I.
Affiliations
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
Venue
Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2013-07-31
Volume
33
Issue
31
Pages
12851-12861
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2063074401
Cited by
46
References
70
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Gatsby Charitable Foundation
  • United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
Keywords
auditory cortex, childbirth, motherhood, experience-dependent plasticity, neuronal ensembles, noise correlation, two-particle correlations, higher-order correlations, primary auditory cortex, layer 2/3, single neuron responses, population dynamics, lactation
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Action Potentials, Analysis of Variance, Aniline Compounds, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Auditory Cortex, Calcium, Female, Neurons, Psychoacoustics, Reaction Time, Statistics as Topic, Xanthenes, Parturition, Mice, Optics and Photonics

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