Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior

Central thalamic deep brain stimulation (CT-DBS) has been proposed as an experimental therapeutic approach to produce consistent sustained regulation of forebrain arousal for several neurological diseases. We investigated local field potentials (LFPs) induced by CT-DBS from the thalamic central late...

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Main Authors: Lin, Hui-Ching, Pan, Han-Chi, Lin, Sheng-Huang, Lo, Yu-Chun, Shen, Elise Ting-Hsin, Liao, Lun-De, Liao, Pei-Han, Chien, Yi-Wei, Liao, Kuei-Da, Jaw, Fu-Shan, Chu, Kai-Wen, Lai, Hsin-Yi, Chen, You-Yin
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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spelling pubmed-47107462016-01-20 Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior Lin, Hui-Ching Pan, Han-Chi Lin, Sheng-Huang Lo, Yu-Chun Shen, Elise Ting-Hsin Liao, Lun-De Liao, Pei-Han Chien, Yi-Wei Liao, Kuei-Da Jaw, Fu-Shan Chu, Kai-Wen Lai, Hsin-Yi Chen, You-Yin Neuroscience Central thalamic deep brain stimulation (CT-DBS) has been proposed as an experimental therapeutic approach to produce consistent sustained regulation of forebrain arousal for several neurological diseases. We investigated local field potentials (LFPs) induced by CT-DBS from the thalamic central lateral nuclei (CL) and the striatum as potential biomarkers for the enhancement of lever-pressing skill learning. LFPs were simultaneously recorded from multiple sites in the CL, ventral striatum (Vstr), and dorsal striatum (Dstr). LFP oscillation power and functional connectivity were assessed and compared between the CT-DBS and sham control groups. The theta and alpha LFP oscillations were significantly increased in the CL and striatum in the CT-DBS group. Furthermore, interhemispheric coherences between bilateral CL and striatum were increased in the theta band. Additionally, enhancement of c-Fos activity, dopamine D2 receptor (Drd2), and α4-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α4-nAChR) occurred after CT-DBS treatment in the striatum and hippocampus. CT-DBS strengthened thalamic-striatal functional connectivity, which demonstrates that the inter-regional connectivity enhancement might contribute to synaptic plasticity in the striatum. Altered dopaminergic and cholinergic receptors resulted in modulation of striatal synaptic plasticity's ability to regulate downstream signaling cascades for higher brain functions of lever-pressing skill learning. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4710746/ /pubmed/26793069 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2015.00087 Text en Copyright © 2016 Lin, Pan, Lin, Lo, Shen, Liao, Liao, Chien, Liao, Jaw, Chu, Lai and Chen. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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author Lin, Hui-Ching
Pan, Han-Chi
Lin, Sheng-Huang
Lo, Yu-Chun
Shen, Elise Ting-Hsin
Liao, Lun-De
Liao, Pei-Han
Chien, Yi-Wei
Liao, Kuei-Da
Jaw, Fu-Shan
Chu, Kai-Wen
Lai, Hsin-Yi
Chen, You-Yin
spellingShingle Lin, Hui-Ching
Pan, Han-Chi
Lin, Sheng-Huang
Lo, Yu-Chun
Shen, Elise Ting-Hsin
Liao, Lun-De
Liao, Pei-Han
Chien, Yi-Wei
Liao, Kuei-Da
Jaw, Fu-Shan
Chu, Kai-Wen
Lai, Hsin-Yi
Chen, You-Yin
Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
author_facet Lin, Hui-Ching
Pan, Han-Chi
Lin, Sheng-Huang
Lo, Yu-Chun
Shen, Elise Ting-Hsin
Liao, Lun-De
Liao, Pei-Han
Chien, Yi-Wei
Liao, Kuei-Da
Jaw, Fu-Shan
Chu, Kai-Wen
Lai, Hsin-Yi
Chen, You-Yin
author_sort Lin, Hui-Ching
title Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
title_short Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
title_full Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
title_fullStr Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
title_full_unstemmed Central Thalamic Deep-Brain Stimulation Alters Striatal-Thalamic Connectivity in Cognitive Neural Behavior
title_sort central thalamic deep-brain stimulation alters striatal-thalamic connectivity in cognitive neural behavior
description Central thalamic deep brain stimulation (CT-DBS) has been proposed as an experimental therapeutic approach to produce consistent sustained regulation of forebrain arousal for several neurological diseases. We investigated local field potentials (LFPs) induced by CT-DBS from the thalamic central lateral nuclei (CL) and the striatum as potential biomarkers for the enhancement of lever-pressing skill learning. LFPs were simultaneously recorded from multiple sites in the CL, ventral striatum (Vstr), and dorsal striatum (Dstr). LFP oscillation power and functional connectivity were assessed and compared between the CT-DBS and sham control groups. The theta and alpha LFP oscillations were significantly increased in the CL and striatum in the CT-DBS group. Furthermore, interhemispheric coherences between bilateral CL and striatum were increased in the theta band. Additionally, enhancement of c-Fos activity, dopamine D2 receptor (Drd2), and α4-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α4-nAChR) occurred after CT-DBS treatment in the striatum and hippocampus. CT-DBS strengthened thalamic-striatal functional connectivity, which demonstrates that the inter-regional connectivity enhancement might contribute to synaptic plasticity in the striatum. Altered dopaminergic and cholinergic receptors resulted in modulation of striatal synaptic plasticity's ability to regulate downstream signaling cascades for higher brain functions of lever-pressing skill learning.
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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