Interneuronal mechanisms of hippocampal theta oscillation in a full-scale model of the rodent CA1 circuit

  1. Marianne J Bezaire  Is a corresponding author
  2. Ivan Raikov
  3. Kelly Burk
  4. Dhrumil Vyas
  5. Ivan Soltesz
  1. Boston University, United States
  2. Stanford University, United States
  3. University of California, Irvine, United States

Abstract

The hippocampal theta rhythm plays important roles in information processing; however, the mechanisms of its generation are not well understood. We developed a data-driven, supercomputer-based, full-scale (1:1) model of the rodent CA1 area and studied its interneurons during theta oscillations. Theta rhythm with phase-locked gamma oscillations and phase-preferential discharges of distinct interneuronal types spontaneously emerged from the isolated CA1 circuit without rhythmic inputs. Perturbation experiments identified parvalbumin-expressing interneurons and neurogliaform cells, as well as interneuronal diversity itself, as important factors in theta generation. These simulations reveal new insights into the spatiotemporal organization of the CA1 circuit during theta oscillations.

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  1. Marianne J Bezaire

    Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, United States
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  2. Ivan Raikov

    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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  3. Kelly Burk

    Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States
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  4. Dhrumil Vyas

    Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, United States
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  5. Ivan Soltesz

    Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (NS35915)

  • Ivan Soltesz

National Science Foundation (IOS-1310378)

  • Ivan Soltesz

National Institutes of Health (F32NS090753)

  • Marianne J Bezaire

National Science Foundation (DGE-0808392)

  • Marianne J Bezaire

NSF XSEDE Allocations (TG-IBN140007,TG-IBN130022,TG-IBN100011)

  • Marianne J Bezaire
  • Ivan Raikov
  • Ivan Soltesz

National Institutes of Health (NS090583)

  • Ivan Soltesz

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Frances K Skinner, University Health Network, Canada

Version history

  1. Received: June 12, 2016
  2. Accepted: December 15, 2016
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: December 23, 2016 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: February 16, 2017 (version 2)

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© 2016, Bezaire et al.

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  1. Marianne J Bezaire
  2. Ivan Raikov
  3. Kelly Burk
  4. Dhrumil Vyas
  5. Ivan Soltesz
(2016)
Interneuronal mechanisms of hippocampal theta oscillation in a full-scale model of the rodent CA1 circuit
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