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Bingmin Luo, Jing Li, Jingpeng Liu, Funi Li, Miaoqing Gu, Haoran Xiao, Shujun Lei, Zhongju Xiao
Summary: The brain regions responsible for the formation of auditory threat memory and perceptual decisions remain uncertain. This study used chemogenetic and optogenetic manipulations to investigate the roles of different brain regions in threat memory learning. The results suggest that the temporal association cortex plays a crucial role in auditory threat memory formation, with inputs from A1, A2, and MGm.
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Kangkang Xue, Jingli Chen, Yarui Wei, Yuan Chen, Shaoqiang Han, Caihong Wang, Yong Zhang, Xueqin Song, Jingliang Cheng
Summary: This research used resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to study schizophrenia patients and found that those with auditory verbal hallucination (AVH) showed abnormal dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) in auditory related regions, mainly involving the occipital lobe, default mode network (DMN), and middle temporal lobe. These findings provide insights into the neurological mechanism of AVH in schizophrenia.
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Alex T. L. Leong, Eddie C. Wong, Xunda Wang, Ed X. Wu
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Hisataka Fujimoto, Eiji Notsu, Ryo Yamamoto, Munenori Ono, Hiroyuki Hioki, Megumu Takahashi, Tetsufumi Ito
Summary: The medial geniculate body (MGB) is an important center for auditory attention, processing inputs from the inferior colliculus and auditory cortex. Kv4.2 protein in MGB neurons is sparsely distributed in dendrites and soma, with a higher frequency of contact with excitatory inputs from the inferior colliculus.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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May Hui, Kevin T. Beier
Summary: Dysfunction in dopamine signaling contributes to various neurological disorders, and understanding the connectivity between dopamine-releasing cells and brain regions can provide insights into the underlying mechanisms of these diseases.
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Edmund T. Rolls, Josef P. Rauschecker, Gustavo Deco, Chu-Chung Huang, Jianfeng Feng
Summary: Study investigated effective connectivity between auditory cortical regions and other cortical regions using data from 171 Human Connectome Project participants. A hierarchy of auditory cortical processing was identified, from core regions to belt regions and onward to higher-level regions. The study also found connections between auditory regions, visual regions, and language-related semantic regions, suggesting the involvement of multimodal processing in object identification and language comprehension.
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Faris Almasabi, Gusta van Zwieten, Faisal Alosaimi, Jasper V. Smit, Yasin Temel, Marcus L. F. Janssen, Ali Jahanshahi
Summary: Tinnitus, the phantom perception of sound, currently lacks effective curative treatment. Deep brain stimulation has been suggested as a potential therapy, but the optimal target and stimulation regimens are still unclear. This study investigated metabolic and neuronal activity changes in a rat model of tinnitus and found alterations in multiple brain areas, including the auditory and limbic regions. The study also demonstrated that high-frequency stimulation of the medial geniculate body enhanced neuronal activity in the thalamic reticular nucleus. These findings provide further rationales for targeting the medial geniculate body with high-frequency stimulation as a symptom management tool in tinnitus.
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Neurosciences
Aldis P. Weible, Michael Wehr
Summary: The research found that amyloid pathology in 5XFAD mice starts with intracellular accumulation of A beta(42) in the primary auditory cortex (A1) before progressing to extracellular plaques in A1 and other central auditory system regions. Gap detection deficits in 5XFAD mice appear earlier than cognitive deficits and may be related to the accumulation of A beta(42).
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Fangchen Zhu, Sarah Elnozahy, Jennifer Lawlor, Kishore V. Kuchibhotla
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Christopher R. Conner, Joao Quevedo, Jair C. Soares, Albert J. Fenoy
Summary: This study used PET imaging to observe brain metabolic changes in patients with treatment-resistant depression who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS). The results showed significant decreases in metabolism in the bilateral caudate, mediodorsal thalamus, and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex at 6 to 12 months post-surgery, as well as a decrease in the left ventral prefrontal cortex at 12 months post-surgery. These metabolic changes were correlated with clinical response.
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Xiaohui Wang, Yuanqing Zhang, Lin Zhu, Siyi Bai, Rui Li, Hao Sun, Runze Qi, Ruolan Cai, Min Li, Guoqiang Jia, Xinyuan Cao, Kenneth E. Schriver, Xinjian Li, Lixia Gao
Summary: Cortical feedback is crucial for sensory perception and recognition. However, previous studies have found varying effects of the primary auditory cortex (A1) on subcortical neurons' auditory response, making it difficult to interpret the function of A1 in sound perception. This study used cryo-inactivation in A1 to investigate corticothalamic feedback on medial geniculate body (MGB) neurons in awake marmosets. The results showed that A1 inactivation led to a frequency-specific decrease in MGB neurons' auditory response and an increase in spontaneous firing rate, resulting in a decreased signal-to-noise ratio. Additionally, A1 was found to modulate the sustained response of MGB neurons and change their frequency tuning.
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Justyna Hobot, Zuzanna Skora, Michal Wierzchon, Kristian Sandberg
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David M. Bortz, Catalina M. Feistritzer, Cassidy C. Power, Anthony A. Grace
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Hiroaki Tsukano, Masao Horie, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Ryuichi Hishida, Hirohide Takebayashi, Katsuei Shibuki
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(2017)
Correction
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Hiroaki Tsukano, Masao Horie, Shinpei Ohga, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Yamato Kubota, Ryuichi Hishida, Hirohide Takebayashi, Katsuei Shibuki
FRONTIERS IN NEURAL CIRCUITS
(2017)
Review
Neurosciences
Hiroaki Tsukano, Masao Horie, Shinpei Ohga, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Yamato Kubota, Ryuichi Hishida, Hirohide Takebayashi, Katsuei Shibuki
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Keiichi Maniwa, Haruyoshi Yamashita, Hiroaki Tsukano, Ryuichi Hishida, Naoto Endo, Minoru Shibata, Katsuei Shibuki
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Tatsuya Yamagishi, Kohei Yoshitake, Daiki Kamatani, Kenji Watanabe, Hiroaki Tsukano, Ryuichi Hishida, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Sugata Takahashi, Arata Horii, Takeshi Yagi, Katsuei Shibuki
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Nana Nishio, Hiroaki Tsukano, Ryuichi Hishida, Manabu Abe, Junichi Nakai, Meiko Kawamura, Atsushi Aiba, Kenji Sakimura, Katsuei Shibuki
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2018)
Correction
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Shinpei Ohga, Hiroaki Tsukano, Masao Horie, Hiroki Terashima, Nana Nishio, Yamato Kubota, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Ryuichi Hishida, Hirohide Takebayashi, Katsuei Shibuki
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Ryuichi Hishida, Masao Horie, Hiroaki Tsukano, Manavu Tohmi, Kohei Yoshitake, Reiko Meguro, Hirohide Takebayashi, Yuchio Yanagawa, Katsuei Shibuki
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(2019)
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Takeshi Onishi, Tatsunori Watanabe, Mika Sasaki, Yoshinori Kamiya, Masao Horie, Hiroaki Tsukano, Ryuichi Hishida, Tatsuro Kohno, Hirohide Takebayashi, Hiroshi Baba, Katsuei Shibuki
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(2019)
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Manabu Ogi, Tatsuya Yamagishi, Hiroaki Tsukano, Nana Nishio, Ryuichi Hishida, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Arata Horii, Katsuei Shibuki
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hiroaki Tsukano, Xubin Hou, Masao Horie, Hiroki Kitaura, Nana Nishio, Ryuichi Hishida, Kuniyuki Takahashi, Akiyoshi Kakita, Hirohide Takebayashi, Sayaka Sugiyama, Katsuei Shibuki
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Destinee A. Aponte, Gregory Handy, Amber M. Kline, Hiroaki Tsukano, Brent Doiron, Hiroyuki K. Kato
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(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amber M. Kline, Destinee A. Aponte, Hiroaki Tsukano, Andrea Giovannucci, Hiroyuki K. Kato
Summary: The integration of multi-frequency sounds in the mouse secondary auditory cortex A2 is crucial for vocal processing. A specific subnetwork of neurons in A2 encodes harmonic sounds and is stable across days, possibly forming during development. Inactivation of A2 impairs performance in a discrimination task for coincident harmonics.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Acoustics
Shigeto Furukawa, Hiroki Terashima, Takuya Koumura, Hiroaki Tsukano
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(2020)