PhD Scientific Days 2021

NE_I_L: Neurosciences I. Lectures

Modular Organization of Signal Transmission in the Primate Somatosensory Cortex

Előadó neve

Mr. Mir, Mohd Yaqub

Előadó munkahelye

Semmelweis University

Előadó telefonszáma

+36308734703

Előadó e-mail címe

yaqubmir@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Modular Organization of Signal Transmission in the Primate Somatosensory Cortex

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Yaqub Mir1, 2, Emese Pálfi2, Maria Ashaber3, Robert Friedman4, Anna Roe4,5 Laszlo Négyessy1
1 Theoretical Neuroscience and Complex Systems Group, Department of Computational Sciences, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest Hungary
2 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary.
3 California Institute of Technology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, USA
4 Division of Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
5 Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Szekció

Neurosciences I. Lectures

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Neurosciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Axonal connections of column size cortical regions exhibit patchy distribution all over the primate cerebral cortex. The axonal patches represent specific target sites as e.g. columns of similar orientation preference in the visual cortex. However, axonal connections also densely distribute outside of the patches without any apparent grouping. Instead, the out-patch axons exhibit a radial spreading from the origin towards probably distant target sites including the patches. Interestingly both patch and out-patch axons form axon terminal-like structures suggesting their role in synaptic transmission.
Aim: The aim of our study is to know whether axons play a similar role in the propagation of activity and dissemination of information within and outside of the patches.
Methods: Distal finger pad representations of six squirrel monkeys that were injected with BDA via iontophoresis in area 3b (3 cases) and area 1 (3 case). Aldehyde fixation was made by transcardial perfusion after 10-20 days survival. Series of 50 μm thick horizontal, vibratome sections were collected at regular intervals from flattened cortex. Standard ABC protocol was used to visualize BDA labeling with nickel intensified DAB as the chromogen. Sections were then osmicated and flat embedded in Durcupan. Intra and Inter areal axons of areas 3b and 1 were studied. Axonal patches were mapped and outlined by using Neurolucida. Reconstruction of the BDA labelled axonal fibers was also made with Neurolucida at high magnification within and outside of the axonal patches. Tortuosity, Inter-varicosity distance, Thickness, Bouton convergence, and Density of varicosity thickness of the individual axonal segments within and out of the patches were compared.
Conclusion: The increased bouton density accompanied by extensive axonal convergence (cris-cross) could result in a highly efficient way of signal transmission in terminal arborization patches of the cerebral cortex. In contrast, the long range thick axons outside the patches could provide input to extra classical receptive field and form the structural correlate of cortical plasticity.
Supported by NIH NS093998 and OTKA NN118902.

University and Doctoral School

Semmelweis University, János Szentágothai Doctoral School of Neurosciences

Supervisor

Laszlo Négyessy

Publication of my abstract

I give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

szóbeli

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

2839

Start

11:10

End

11:25

Authors (legacy)

Yaqub Mir1, 2, Emese Pálfi2, Maria Ashaber3, Robert Friedman4, Anna Roe4,5 Laszlo Négyessy1
1 Theoretical Neuroscience and Complex Systems Group, Department of Computational Sciences, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest Hungary
2 Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University Budapest Hungary.
3 California Institute of Technology, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, USA
4 Division of Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
5 Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China