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Nature ; 618(7963): 118-125, 2023 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37225999

RESUMO

Insect asynchronous flight is one of the most prevalent forms of animal locomotion used by more than 600,000 species. Despite profound insights into the motor patterns1, biomechanics2,3 and aerodynamics underlying asynchronous flight4,5, the architecture and function of the central-pattern-generating (CPG) neural network remain unclear. Here, on the basis of an experiment-theory approach including electrophysiology, optophysiology, Drosophila genetics and mathematical modelling, we identify a miniaturized circuit solution with unexpected properties. The CPG network consists of motoneurons interconnected by electrical synapses that, in contrast to doctrine, produce network activity splayed out in time instead of synchronized across neurons. Experimental and mathematical evidence support a generic mechanism for network desynchronization that relies on weak electrical synapses and specific excitability dynamics of the coupled neurons. In small networks, electrical synapses can synchronize or desynchronize network activity, depending on the neuron-intrinsic dynamics and ion channel composition. In the asynchronous flight CPG, this mechanism translates unpatterned premotor input into stereotyped neuronal firing with fixed sequences of cell activation that ensure stable wingbeat power and, as we show, is conserved across multiple species. Our findings prove a wider functional versatility of electrical synapses in the dynamic control of neural circuits and highlight the relevance of detecting electrical synapses in connectomics.


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Drosophila melanogaster , Sinapses Elétricas , Voo Animal , Junções Comunicantes , Vias Neurais , Animais , Sinapses Elétricas/fisiologia , Fenômenos Eletrofisiológicos , Voo Animal/fisiologia , Junções Comunicantes/metabolismo , Neurônios Motores/fisiologia , Drosophila melanogaster/fisiologia
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Curr Opin Neurobiol ; 70: 81-88, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34454303

RESUMO

In view of ever-changing conditions both in the external world and in intrinsic brain states, maintaining the robustness of computations poses a challenge, adequate solutions to which we are only beginning to understand. At the level of cell-intrinsic properties, biophysical models of neurons permit one to identify relevant physiological substrates that can serve as regulators of neuronal excitability and to test how feedback loops can stabilize crucial variables such as long-term calcium levels and firing rates. Mathematical theory has also revealed a rich set of complementary computational properties arising from distinct cellular dynamics and even shaping processing at the network level. Here, we provide an overview over recently explored homeostatic mechanisms derived from biophysical models and hypothesize how multiple dynamical characteristics of cells, including their intrinsic neuronal excitability classes, can be stably controlled.


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Modelos Neurológicos , Neurônios , Potenciais de Ação/fisiologia , Homeostase/fisiologia , Neurônios/fisiologia
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