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Awake perception is associated with dedicated neuronal assemblies in the cerebral cortex

Neural activity in the sensory cortex combines stimulus responses and ongoing activity, but it remains unclear whether these reflect the same underlying dynamics or separate processes. In the present study, we show in mice that, during wakefulness, the neuronal assemblies evoked by sounds in the aud...

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Autores principales: Filipchuk, Anton, Schwenkgrub, Joanna, Destexhe, Alain, Bathellier, Brice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36171431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01168-5
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Sumario:Neural activity in the sensory cortex combines stimulus responses and ongoing activity, but it remains unclear whether these reflect the same underlying dynamics or separate processes. In the present study, we show in mice that, during wakefulness, the neuronal assemblies evoked by sounds in the auditory cortex and thalamus are specific to the stimulus and distinct from the assemblies observed in ongoing activity. By contrast, under three different anesthetics, evoked assemblies are indistinguishable from ongoing assemblies in the cortex. However, they remain distinct in the thalamus. A strong remapping of sensory responses accompanies this dynamic state change produced by anesthesia. Together, these results show that the awake cortex engages dedicated neuronal assemblies in response to sensory inputs, which we suggest is a network correlate of sensory perception.