Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices

Behavioral flexibility depends on neuronal plasticity which forms and adapts the central nervous system in an experience-dependent manner. Thus, plasticity depends on interactions between the organism and its environment. A key experimental paradigm for studying this concept is the exposure of roden...

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Autores principales: Lucie Landeck, Martin E. Kaiser, Dimitri Hefter, Andreas Draguhn, Martin Both
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b727d74dc76a4da49ae5c3f471fb1a2e2021-12-03T06:35:34ZEnriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices1662-511010.3389/fncir.2021.758939https://doaj.org/article/b727d74dc76a4da49ae5c3f471fb1a2e2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2021.758939/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-5110Behavioral flexibility depends on neuronal plasticity which forms and adapts the central nervous system in an experience-dependent manner. Thus, plasticity depends on interactions between the organism and its environment. A key experimental paradigm for studying this concept is the exposure of rodents to an enriched environment (EE), followed by studying differences to control animals kept under standard conditions (SC). While multiple changes induced by EE have been found at the cellular-molecular and cognitive-behavioral levels, little is known about EE-dependent alterations at the intermediate level of network activity. We, therefore, studied spontaneous network activity in hippocampal slices from mice which had previously experienced EE for 10–15 days. Compared to control animals from standard conditions (SC) and mice with enhanced motor activity (MC) we found several differences in sharp wave-ripple complexes (SPW-R), a memory-related activity pattern. Sharp wave amplitude, unit firing during sharp waves, and the number of superimposed ripple cycles were increased in tissue from the EE group. On the other hand, spiking precision with respect to the ripple oscillations was reduced. Recordings from single pyramidal cells revealed a reduction in synaptic inhibition during SPW-R together with a reduced inhibition-excitation ratio. The number of inhibitory neurons, including parvalbumin-positive interneurons, was unchanged. Altered activation or efficacy of synaptic inhibition may thus underlie changes in memory-related network activity patterns which, in turn, may be important for the cognitive-behavioral effects of EE exposure.Lucie LandeckMartin E. KaiserDimitri HefterDimitri HefterAndreas DraguhnMartin BothFrontiers Media S.A.articlehippocampussharp wavesripplesplasticitynetwork oscillationsNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Neural Circuits, Vol 15 (2021)
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topic hippocampus
sharp waves
ripples
plasticity
network oscillations
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
spellingShingle hippocampus
sharp waves
ripples
plasticity
network oscillations
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Lucie Landeck
Martin E. Kaiser
Dimitri Hefter
Dimitri Hefter
Andreas Draguhn
Martin Both
Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
description Behavioral flexibility depends on neuronal plasticity which forms and adapts the central nervous system in an experience-dependent manner. Thus, plasticity depends on interactions between the organism and its environment. A key experimental paradigm for studying this concept is the exposure of rodents to an enriched environment (EE), followed by studying differences to control animals kept under standard conditions (SC). While multiple changes induced by EE have been found at the cellular-molecular and cognitive-behavioral levels, little is known about EE-dependent alterations at the intermediate level of network activity. We, therefore, studied spontaneous network activity in hippocampal slices from mice which had previously experienced EE for 10–15 days. Compared to control animals from standard conditions (SC) and mice with enhanced motor activity (MC) we found several differences in sharp wave-ripple complexes (SPW-R), a memory-related activity pattern. Sharp wave amplitude, unit firing during sharp waves, and the number of superimposed ripple cycles were increased in tissue from the EE group. On the other hand, spiking precision with respect to the ripple oscillations was reduced. Recordings from single pyramidal cells revealed a reduction in synaptic inhibition during SPW-R together with a reduced inhibition-excitation ratio. The number of inhibitory neurons, including parvalbumin-positive interneurons, was unchanged. Altered activation or efficacy of synaptic inhibition may thus underlie changes in memory-related network activity patterns which, in turn, may be important for the cognitive-behavioral effects of EE exposure.
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author Lucie Landeck
Martin E. Kaiser
Dimitri Hefter
Dimitri Hefter
Andreas Draguhn
Martin Both
author_facet Lucie Landeck
Martin E. Kaiser
Dimitri Hefter
Dimitri Hefter
Andreas Draguhn
Martin Both
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title Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
title_short Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
title_full Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
title_fullStr Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
title_full_unstemmed Enriched Environment Modulates Sharp Wave-Ripple (SPW-R) Activity in Hippocampal Slices
title_sort enriched environment modulates sharp wave-ripple (spw-r) activity in hippocampal slices
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url https://doaj.org/article/b727d74dc76a4da49ae5c3f471fb1a2e
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