The Role of Cell Lineage in Determining Tuning Preferences in Visual Cortex

细胞谱系在决定视觉皮层调节偏好中的作用

• 批准号: 8525975
• 负责人: Cathryn Rene Cadwell
• 金额: $ 3.88万
• 依托单位: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-01 至 2015-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8525975
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The cerebral cortex is perhaps the most complex structure in the brain, consisting of billions of neurons with trillions of connections. This high level of complexity underlies the massive computational power of the cortex and allows us to perceive the world around us and organize appropriate actions. In an effort to understand how the cortex as a whole functions neuroscientists have attempted to study smaller functional units within the cortex. It has been proposed that the smallest computational unit of the cortex may be the ontogenetic column - vertical columns of pyramidal neurons derived from a single neural progenitor cell. Recent studies suggest that cell lineage is an important predictor for development of functional properties in the neocortex. However, large differences in effect size between studies have led to controversy surround how important cell lineage is in determining function. This project will use in vivo two-photon calcium imaging to characterize visual response properties of clonally- related neurons in mouse primary visual cortex (V1). A tamoxifen-inducible Cre-loxP system will be used to sparsely label neural progenitor cells with a fluorescent marker at the beginning of neurogenesis. The dose and timing of tamoxifen administration will be optimized for spatial isolation of single microcolumns. Calcium responses of related and nearby unrelated neurons in V1 will be used to calculate orientation tuning for individual cells. We will systematically vary age at imaging and clonal size (two variables that have not been controlled for in previous studies) to determine whether these parameters contribute to the variability between studies. In addition, these experiments will lead important insights into the developmental time course of tuning properties of clonally related neurons. While the proposed studies will directly address the significance of ontogenetic microcolumns for encoding visual stimuli, the results will carry implications for the role of microcolumnar unit as a general principle of cortical processing. The proposed experiments may provide a circuit level foundation to study neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia.

描述（由申请人提供）：大脑皮层可能是大脑中最复杂的结构，由数十亿个具有数万亿个连接的神经元组成。这种高水平的复杂性是皮质的巨大计算能力的基础，使我们能够感知周围的世界并组织适当的行动。为了了解整个功能的皮质如何试图研究皮质中较小的功能单位。已经提出，皮质的最小计算单元可能是源自单个神经祖细胞的锥体神经元的垂直柱 - 垂直柱。最近的研究表明，细胞谱系是新皮层功能特性发展的重要预测指标。然而，研究之间的大小差异导致争议围绕细胞谱系在确定功能中的重要性。该项目将使用体内两光子钙成像来表征小鼠主视觉皮层（V1）中克隆相关神经元的视觉响应特性。他莫昔芬诱导的Cre-loxp系统将用于在神经发生开始时用荧光标记物标记神经祖细胞。他莫昔芬给药的剂量和时机将被优化，以用于单个微柱的空间分离。 V1中相关和附近无关神经元的钙反应将用于计算单个细胞的定向调整。我们将在成像和克隆大小（在先前的研究中尚未控制的两个变量）下系统地变化，以确定这些参数是否有助于研究之间的可变性。此外，这些实验将带来重要的见解，以了解克隆相关神经元的调整特性的发育时间过程。尽管拟议的研究将直接解决个体发生的小围栏对于编码视觉刺激的重要性，但结果将对微柱单位作为皮质加工的一般原理具有影响。提出的实验可能为研究神经发育障碍（例如自闭症和精神分裂症）提供了电路水平的基础。