2023
Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures
McCafferty C, Gruenbaum B, Tung R, Li J, Zheng X, Salvino P, Vincent P, Kratochvil Z, Ryu J, Khalaf A, Swift K, Akbari R, Islam W, Antwi P, Johnson E, Vitkovskiy P, Sampognaro J, Freedman I, Kundishora A, Depaulis A, David F, Crunelli V, Sanganahalli B, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 117. PMID: 36627270, PMCID: PMC9832004, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35535-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic neuronsAbsence seizuresSeizure onsetNeuronal firingConsciousness-impairing seizuresFemale rat modelLow-frequency electroencephalographic activityFunctional magnetic resonanceBehavioral arrestRat modelRhythmic firingTransient initial peakFiring increasesSeizuresNeuronal mechanismsElectroencephalographic activityNeuronsBrain state changesBrief episodesFiring decreasesInitial peakFiringMagnetic resonanceDistinct patternsOnset
2013
Increased resting functional connectivity in spike‐wave epilepsy in WAG/Rij rats
Mishra AM, Bai X, Motelow JE, DeSalvo MN, Danielson N, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Increased resting functional connectivity in spike‐wave epilepsy in WAG/Rij rats. Epilepsia 2013, 54: 1214-1222. PMID: 23815571, PMCID: PMC3703864, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpike-wave dischargesWAG/RijFunctional connectivityNonepileptic controlsAbsence epilepsyEpileptic WAG/RijBrain networksWAG/Rij ratsChronic seizure activitySpike-wave epilepsyHuman absence seizuresChildhood absence epilepsyWistar Albino GlaxoActivity-dependent plasticityCortical-cortical connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingNonepileptic animalsSeizure activitySpontaneous episodesWistar controlsAbsence seizuresAdjacent cortexChronic changesAnimal models