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Complementary control of sensory adaptation by two types of cortical interneurons

  1. Ryan Gregory Natan
  2. John J Briguglio
  3. Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo
  4. Sara Jones
  5. Mark Aizenberg
  6. Ethan M Goldberg
  7. Maria Neimark Geffen  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Pennsylvania, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09868
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  1. Ryan Gregory Natan
  2. John J Briguglio
  3. Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo
  4. Sara Jones
  5. Mark Aizenberg
  6. Ethan M Goldberg
  7. Maria Neimark Geffen
(2015)
Complementary control of sensory adaptation by two types of cortical interneurons
eLife 4:e09868.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09868
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Abstract

Reliably detecting unexpected sounds is important for environmental awareness and survival. By selectively reducing responses to frequently, but not rarely, occurring sounds, auditory cortical neurons are thought to enhance the brain's ability to detect unexpected events through stimulus-specific adaptation (SSA). The majority of neurons in the primary auditory cortex exhibit SSA, yet little is known about the underlying cortical circuits. We found that two types of cortical interneurons differentially amplify SSA in putative excitatory neurons. Parvalbumin-positive interneurons (PVs) amplify SSA by providing non-specific inhibition: optogenetic suppression of PVs led to an equal increase in responses to frequent and rare tones. In contrast, somatostatin-positive interneurons (SOMs) selectively reduce excitatory responses to frequent tones: suppression of SOMs led to an increase in responses to frequent, but not to rare tones. A mutually coupled excitatory-inhibitory network model accounts for distinct mechanisms by which cortical inhibitory neurons enhance the brain's sensitivity to unexpected sounds.

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  1. Ryan Gregory Natan

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  2. John J Briguglio

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  3. Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  4. Sara Jones

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  5. Mark Aizenberg

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  6. Ethan M Goldberg

    Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  7. Maria Neimark Geffen

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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    mgeffen@med.upenn.edu
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  1. Andrew J King, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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Animal experimentation: All experimental procedures are in accordance with NIH guidelines and approved by the IACUC at University of Pennsylvania (protocol number 803266).

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  1. Received: July 5, 2015
  2. Accepted: October 1, 2015
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: October 13, 2015 (version 1)
  4. Accepted Manuscript updated: October 16, 2015 (version 2)
  5. Version of Record published: November 11, 2015 (version 3)

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© 2015, Natan et al.

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  1. Ryan Gregory Natan
  2. John J Briguglio
  3. Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo
  4. Sara Jones
  5. Mark Aizenberg
  6. Ethan M Goldberg
  7. Maria Neimark Geffen
(2015)
Complementary control of sensory adaptation by two types of cortical interneurons
eLife 4:e09868.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09868

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