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Developmental appearance and disappearance of cortical events and oscillations in infant rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20138849     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Until recently, organized and state-dependent neocortical activity in infant rats was thought to commence with the emergence of delta waves at postnatal day (P)11. This view is changing with the discovery of several forms of cortical activity that are detectable soon after birth, including spindle bursts (SBs) and slow activity transients (SATs). Here we provide further evidence of surprisingly rich cortical activity patterns during early development and document, in P5-P13 rats, the appearance, disappearance, and transient expression of three cortical events and oscillations. EEG activity in frontal, parietal, and occipital cortices was recorded in unanesthetized, head-fixed subjects using 16-channel laminar silicon electrodes and Ag-AgCl electrodes. In addition to SATs, we identified two novel forms of activity: cortical sharp potentials (CSPs) and gamma bursts (GBs). SBs were not observed in these areas. CSPs, defined as discrete, biphasic events with a duration of 250 ms, exhibited an inverted-U developmental trajectory with peak prevalence at P9. In contrast, GBs, defined as brief bursts of 40-Hz activity, increased steadily in prevalence and duration from P5 through P13. The prevalence of SATs decreased steadily across the ages tested here. Furthermore, both CSPs and GBs were more likely to occur during sleep than during wakefulness. Because SATs, CSPs, and GBs exhibit different developmental trajectories and rates of occurrence, and can occur independently of each other, they appear to be distinct patterns of neuronal activity. We hypothesize that these diverse patterns of neurophysiological activity reflect the instantaneous local structure and connectivity of the developing neocortex.
Authors:
Adele M H Seelke; Mark S Blumberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-02-06
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  1324     ISSN:  1872-6240     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-02     Completed Date:  2010-07-07     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  34-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Published by Elsevier B.V.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Delta Center, Program in Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. amseelke@ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / physiology
Animals
Electrodes
Electroencephalography / instrumentation,  methods
Electromyography
Frontal Lobe / growth & development*,  physiology*
Occipital Lobe / growth & development*,  physiology*
Parietal Lobe / growth & development*,  physiology*
Periodicity
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Sleep / physiology
Time Factors
Wakefulness / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K02 MH066424-08/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; K02 MH066424-10/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH50701/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH66424/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH050701-14/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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