A Cortico-Hippocampal Learning Rule Shapes Inhibitory Microcircuit Activity to Enhance Hippocampal Information Flow

Basu, Jayeeta, Srinivas, Kalyan V, Cheung, Stephanie K, Taniguchi, Hiroki, Huang, Z.  Josh, Siegelbaum, Steven A (September 2013) A Cortico-Hippocampal Learning Rule Shapes Inhibitory Microcircuit Activity to Enhance Hippocampal Information Flow. Neuron, 79 (6). pp. 1208-1221. ISSN 0896-6273

Abstract

Summary How does coordinated activity between distinct brain regions implement a set of learning rules to sculpt information processing in a given neural circuit? Using interneuron cell-type-specific optical activation and pharmacogenetic silencing in vitro, we show that temporally precise pairing of direct entorhinal perforant path (PP) and hippocampal Schaffer collateral (SC) inputs to CA1 pyramidal cells selectively suppresses SC-associated perisomatic inhibition from cholecystokinin (CCK)-expressing interneurons. The CCK interneurons provide a surprisingly strong feedforward inhibitory drive to effectively control the coincident excitation of CA1 pyramidal neurons by convergent inputs. Thus, in-phase cortico-hippocampal activity provides a powerful heterosynaptic learning rule for long-term gating of information flow through the hippocampal excitatory macrocircuit by the silencing of the CCK inhibitory microcircuit.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: organs, tissues, organelles, cell types and functions > tissues types and functions > hippocampus
organism description > animal behavior > learning
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: 18 September 2013
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2013 15:33
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2015 15:49
PMCID: PMC3836574
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28622

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