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Neuron ; 98(4): 736-742.e3, 2018 05 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29706585

ABSTRACT

Neurons in piriform cortex receive input from a random collection of glomeruli, resulting in odor representations that lack the stereotypic organization of the olfactory bulb. We have performed in vivo optical imaging and mathematical modeling to demonstrate that correlations are retained in the transformation from bulb to piriform cortex, a feature essential for generalization across odors. Random connectivity also implies that the piriform representation of a given odor will differ among different individuals and across brain hemispheres in a single individual. We show that these different representations can nevertheless support consistent agreement about odor quality across a range of odors. Our model also demonstrates that, whereas odor discrimination and categorization require far fewer neurons than reside in piriform cortex, consistent generalization may require the full complement of piriform neurons.


Subject(s)
Neurons/physiology , Olfactory Bulb/physiology , Olfactory Perception/physiology , Piriform Cortex/physiology , Animals , Calcium/metabolism , Drosophila , Functional Laterality , Generalization, Psychological , Intravital Microscopy , Mice , Models, Theoretical , Mushroom Bodies/cytology , Mushroom Bodies/metabolism , Mushroom Bodies/physiology , Neurons/cytology , Neurons/metabolism , Olfactory Bulb/cytology , Olfactory Bulb/metabolism , Olfactory Pathways/cytology , Olfactory Pathways/metabolism , Olfactory Pathways/physiology , Optical Imaging , Piriform Cortex/cytology , Piriform Cortex/metabolism
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Cell ; 146(6): 1004-15, 2011 Sep 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21925321

ABSTRACT

Anatomic and physiologic studies have suggested a model in which neurons of the piriform cortex receive convergent input from random collections of glomeruli. In this model, odor representations can only be afforded behavioral significance upon experience. We have devised an experimental strategy that permits us to ask whether the activation of an arbitrarily chosen subpopulation of neurons in piriform cortex can elicit different behavioral responses dependent upon learning. Activation of a small subpopulation of piriform neurons expressing channelrhodopsin at multiple loci in the piriform cortex, when paired with reward or shock, elicits either appetitive or aversive behavior. Moreover, we demonstrate that different subpopulations of piriform neurons expressing ChR2 can be discriminated and independently entrained to elicit distinct behaviors. These observations demonstrate that the piriform cortex is sufficient to elicit learned behavioral outputs in the absence of sensory input. These data imply that the piriform does not use spatial order to map odorant identity or behavioral output.


Subject(s)
Behavior, Animal , Neurons/physiology , Olfactory Pathways/cytology , Smell , Animals , Appetitive Behavior , Channelrhodopsins , Conditioning, Psychological , Mice , Neurons/cytology , Odorants , Olfactory Pathways/physiology
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Neuron ; 63(6): 854-64, 2009 Sep 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19778513

ABSTRACT

Olfactory perception is initiated by the recognition of odorants by a large repertoire of receptors in the sensory epithelium. A dispersed pattern of neural activity in the nose is converted into a segregated map in the olfactory bulb. How is this representation transformed at the next processing center for olfactory information, the piriform cortex? Optical imaging of odorant responses in the cortex reveals that the piriform discards spatial segregation as well as chemotopy and returns to a highly distributed organization in which different odorants activate unique but dispersed ensembles of cortical neurons. Neurons in piriform cortex, responsive to a given odorant, are not only distributed without apparent spatial preference but exhibit discontinuous receptive fields. This representation suggests organizational principles that differ from those in neocortical sensory areas where cells responsive to similar stimulus features are clustered and response properties vary smoothly across the cortex.


Subject(s)
Brain Mapping , Cerebral Cortex/physiology , Odorants , Olfactory Perception/physiology , Animals , Animals, Newborn , Cerebral Cortex/cytology , Diagnostic Imaging/methods , Egtazic Acid/analogs & derivatives , Egtazic Acid/metabolism , Female , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Olfactory Pathways/physiology , Sensory Receptor Cells/physiology , Stimulation, Chemical
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Neuron ; 49(6): 877-87, 2006 Mar 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16543135

ABSTRACT

While recent studies of synaptic stability in adult cerebral cortex have focused on dendrites, how much axons change is unknown. We have used advances in axon labeling by viruses and in vivo two-photon microscopy to investigate axon branching and bouton dynamics in primary visual cortex (V1) of adult Macaque monkeys. A nonreplicative adeno-associated virus bearing the gene for enhanced green fluorescent protein (AAV.EGFP) provided persistent labeling of axons, and a custom-designed two-photon microscope enabled repeated imaging of the intact brain over several weeks. We found that large-scale branching patterns were stable but that a subset of small branches associated with terminaux boutons, as well as a subset of en passant boutons, appeared and disappeared every week. Bouton losses and gains were both approximately 7% of the total population per week, with no net change in the overall density. These results suggest ongoing processes of synaptogenesis and elimination in adult V1.


Subject(s)
Axons , Neurons/cytology , Nonlinear Dynamics , Presynaptic Terminals/physiology , Visual Cortex/cytology , Animals , Axons/metabolism , Dependovirus/metabolism , Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism , In Vitro Techniques , Macaca fascicularis , Mice , Neurons/classification , Neurons/metabolism , Photons , Time Factors
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Neuron ; 36(4): 739-50, 2002 Nov 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12441061

ABSTRACT

Two components of cortical circuits could mediate contour integration in primary visual cortex (V1): intrinsic horizontal connections and feedback from higher cortical areas. To distinguish between these, we combined functional mapping with a new technique for labeling axons, a recombinant adenovirus bearing the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP), to determine the extent, density, and orientation specificity of V1 intrinsic connections and V2 to V1 feedback. Both connections cover portions of V1 representing regions of visual space up to eight times larger than receptive fields as classically defined, though the intrinsic connections are an order of magnitude denser than the feedback. Whereas the intrinsic connections link similarly oriented domains in V1, V2 to V1 feedback displays no such specificity. These findings suggest that V1 intrinsic horizontal connections provide a more likely substrate for contour integration.


Subject(s)
Axons/ultrastructure , Neural Pathways/cytology , Pattern Recognition, Visual/physiology , Visual Cortex/cytology , Adenoviridae/genetics , Adenoviridae/metabolism , Animals , Axons/physiology , Brain Mapping , Dominance, Ocular/physiology , Feedback/physiology , Genetic Vectors , Green Fluorescent Proteins , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Luminescent Proteins , Macaca fascicularis , Macaca mulatta , Microscopy, Confocal , Neural Pathways/physiology , Visual Cortex/physiology , Visual Fields/physiology
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