期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 35, 期 28, 页码 10172-10187出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2421-14.2015
关键词
multiple single-unit recordings; dopamine; neural computation; neural dynamics; neuromodulation; prefrontal cortex
资金
- German Ministry of Education and Research Grant [01GQ1003B]
- German Science Foundation Grant [Du 354/5-1, Du 354/7-2, Du 354/8-1]
- Brain and Behavior Foundation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [AA022821, AA023786]
Modulation of neural activity by monoamine neurotransmitters is thought to play an essential role in shaping computational neurodynamics in the neocortex, especially in prefrontal regions. Computational theories propose that monoamines may exert bidirectional (concentration-dependent) effects on cognition by altering prefrontal cortical attractor dynamics according to an inverted U-shaped function. To date, this hypothesis has not been addressed directly, in part because of the absence of appropriate statistical methods required to assess attractor-like behavior in vivo. The present study used a combination of advanced multivariate statistical, time series analysis, and machine learning methods to assess dynamic changes in network activity from multiple single-unit recordings from the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) of rats while the animals performed a foraging task guided by working memory after pretreatment with different doses of D-amphetamine (AMPH), which increases monoamine efflux in the mPFC. A dose-dependent, bidirectional effect of AMPH on neural dynamics in the mPFC was observed. Specifically, a 1.0 mg/kg dose of AMPH accentuated separation between task-epoch-specific population states and convergence toward these states. In contrast, a 3.3 mg/kg dose diminished separation and convergence toward task-epoch-specific population states, which was paralleled by deficits in cognitive performance. These results support the computationally derived hypothesis that moderate increases in monoamine efflux would enhance attractor stability, whereas high frontal monoamine levels would severely diminish it. Furthermore, they are consistent with the proposed inverted U-shaped and concentration-dependent modulation of cortical efficiency by monoamines.
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