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
2011
Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat
Mishra AM, Ellens DJ, Schridde U, Motelow JE, Purcaro MJ, DeSalvo MN, Enev M, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15053-15064. PMID: 22016539, PMCID: PMC3432284, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0101-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainBrain MappingBrain WavesCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyElectrophysiologyEpilepsyImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMagnetic Resonance ImagingNicotinic AntagonistsOxygenRatsRats, WistarThalamusTubocurarineVibrissaeConceptsCerebral blood flowCerebral blood volumeLocal field potentialsNeuronal activityLaser Doppler cerebral blood flowSubcortical structuresWAG/Rij ratsNeuronal activity decreasesHuman absence epilepsySpike-wave dischargesWAG/RijMultiunit activity recordingsFMRI signalsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signalsMagnetic resonance imaging signalsFMRI decreasesCBF decreaseHemodynamic changesCerebral cortexBasal gangliaSomatosensory cortexAbsence epilepsyWhisker stimulationBlood flowAnimal models