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Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity
Mechanosensation – by which mechanical stimuli are converted into a neuronal signal – is the basis for the sensory systems of hearing, balance, and touch. Mechanosensation is unmatched in speed and its diverse range of sensitivities, reaching its highest temporal limits with the sense of hearing; ho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35266451 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74948 |
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author | Perez-Flores, Maria C Verschooten, Eric Lee, Jeong Han Kim, Hyo Jeong Joris, Philip X Yamoah, Ebenezer N |
author_facet | Perez-Flores, Maria C Verschooten, Eric Lee, Jeong Han Kim, Hyo Jeong Joris, Philip X Yamoah, Ebenezer N |
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description | Mechanosensation – by which mechanical stimuli are converted into a neuronal signal – is the basis for the sensory systems of hearing, balance, and touch. Mechanosensation is unmatched in speed and its diverse range of sensitivities, reaching its highest temporal limits with the sense of hearing; however, hair cells (HCs) and the auditory nerve (AN) serve as obligatory bottlenecks for sounds to engage the brain. Like other sensory neurons, auditory neurons use the canonical pathway for neurotransmission and millisecond-duration action potentials (APs). How the auditory system utilizes the relatively slow transmission mechanisms to achieve ultrafast speed, and high audio-frequency hearing remains an enigma. Here, we address this paradox and report that the mouse, and chinchilla, AN are mechanically sensitive, and minute mechanical displacement profoundly affects its response properties. Sound-mimicking sinusoidal mechanical and electrical current stimuli affect phase-locked responses. In a phase-dependent manner, the two stimuli can also evoke suppressive responses. We propose that mechanical sensitivity interacts with synaptic responses to shape responses in the AN, including frequency tuning and temporal phase locking. Combining neurotransmission and mechanical sensation to control spike patterns gives the mammalian AN a secondary receptor role, an emerging theme in primary neuronal functions. |
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spelling | pubmed-89424732022-03-24 Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity Perez-Flores, Maria C Verschooten, Eric Lee, Jeong Han Kim, Hyo Jeong Joris, Philip X Yamoah, Ebenezer N eLife Neuroscience Mechanosensation – by which mechanical stimuli are converted into a neuronal signal – is the basis for the sensory systems of hearing, balance, and touch. Mechanosensation is unmatched in speed and its diverse range of sensitivities, reaching its highest temporal limits with the sense of hearing; however, hair cells (HCs) and the auditory nerve (AN) serve as obligatory bottlenecks for sounds to engage the brain. Like other sensory neurons, auditory neurons use the canonical pathway for neurotransmission and millisecond-duration action potentials (APs). How the auditory system utilizes the relatively slow transmission mechanisms to achieve ultrafast speed, and high audio-frequency hearing remains an enigma. Here, we address this paradox and report that the mouse, and chinchilla, AN are mechanically sensitive, and minute mechanical displacement profoundly affects its response properties. Sound-mimicking sinusoidal mechanical and electrical current stimuli affect phase-locked responses. In a phase-dependent manner, the two stimuli can also evoke suppressive responses. We propose that mechanical sensitivity interacts with synaptic responses to shape responses in the AN, including frequency tuning and temporal phase locking. Combining neurotransmission and mechanical sensation to control spike patterns gives the mammalian AN a secondary receptor role, an emerging theme in primary neuronal functions. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2022-03-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8942473/ /pubmed/35266451 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74948 Text en © 2022, Perez-Flores et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Perez-Flores, Maria C Verschooten, Eric Lee, Jeong Han Kim, Hyo Jeong Joris, Philip X Yamoah, Ebenezer N Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title | Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title_full | Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title_fullStr | Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title_full_unstemmed | Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title_short | Intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
title_sort | intrinsic mechanical sensitivity of mammalian auditory neurons as a contributor to sound-driven neural activity |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942473/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35266451 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74948 |
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