A cortical circuit for gain control by behavioral state

Fu, Y., Tucciarone, J. M., Espinosa, J. S., Sheng, N., Darcy, D. P., Nicoll, R. A., Huang, Z. J., Stryker, M. P. (March 2014) A cortical circuit for gain control by behavioral state. Cell, 156 (6). pp. 1139-52. ISSN 0092-8674

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24630718
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.050

Abstract

The brain's response to sensory input is strikingly modulated by behavioral state. Notably, the visual response of mouse primary visual cortex (V1) is enhanced by locomotion, a tractable and accessible example of a time-locked change in cortical state. The neural circuits that transmit behavioral state to sensory cortex to produce this modulation are unknown. In vivo calcium imaging of behaving animals revealed that locomotion activates vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-positive neurons in mouse V1 independent of visual stimulation and largely through nicotinic inputs from basal forebrain. Optogenetic activation of VIP neurons increased V1 visual responses in stationary awake mice, artificially mimicking the effect of locomotion, and photolytic damage of VIP neurons abolished the enhancement of V1 responses by locomotion. These findings establish a cortical circuit for the enhancement of visual response by locomotion and provide a potential common circuit for the modulation of sensory processing by behavioral state.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: organism description > animal behavior
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > neuronal circuits
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > neuronal circuits
organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > cell types and functions > cell types > neurons > neuronal circuits
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Communities: CSHL labs > Huang lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 13 March 2014
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2014 19:37
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2015 15:43
PMCID: PMC4041382
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/29735

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