The Journal of Neuroscience, 2001, 21:RC145:1-4
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Behavior-Dependent States of the Hippocampal Network Affect
Functional Clustering of Neurons
Hajime
Hirase,
Xavier
Leinekugel,
Jozsef
Csicsvari,
András
Czurkó, and
György
Buzsáki
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Local versus distant coherence of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells
was investigated in the behaving rat. Temporal cross-correlation of
pyramidal cells revealed a significantly stronger relationship among
local (<140 µm) pyramidal neurons compared with distant (>300 µm)
neurons during non-theta-associated immobility and sleep but not during
theta-associated running and walking. In contrast, cross-correlation
between local pyramidal cell-interneuron pairs was significantly
stronger than between distant pairs during theta oscillations but were
similar during non-theta-associated behaviors. We suggest that network
state-dependent functional clustering of neuronal activity emerges
because of the differential contribution of the main excitatory inputs,
the perforant path, and Schaffer collaterals during theta and non-theta behaviors.
Key words:
pyramidal cell; interneuron; sleep; synchrony; theta; sharp waves
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