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Functional Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 7 T in the Rat Barrel Cortex During Whisker Activation
Published on: February 8, 2019
An automated method to determine angular preferentiality using LFPs recorded from rat barrel cortex by brain-chip
Mufti Mahmud1, Stefano Girardi, Marta Maschietto
1NeuroChip Laboratory, Department of Human Anatomy & Physiology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy. mahmud@dei.unipd.it
Summary
Rodents use whisking for precise sensory processing. This study introduces an automated method to analyze local field potentials (LFPs) and determine whisking
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Sensory Processing
- Computational Neuroscience
Background:
- Rodent whisking is crucial for environmental exploration, object localization, and texture/shape discrimination.
- Whisking activates barrel cortex microcircuits for tactile information processing.
- Understanding whisking requires determining angular preferentiality.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an automated method for analyzing local field potentials (LFPs) related to whisking.
- To calculate event latencies and amplitudes from LFPs.
- To determine angular preferentiality using LFP data and stimulation angle.
Main Methods:
- Automated analysis of local field potentials (LFPs).
- Calculation of latencies and amplitudes of LFP events.
- Utilized Electrolyte-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (EOSFET) based neuronal probes for recording LFPs from rat S1 barrel cortex.
Main Results:
- Successfully developed and tested an automated method for analyzing whisking-related LFP events.
- Quantified latencies and amplitudes associated with tactile information processing.
- Determined angular preferentiality based on processed LFP data.
Conclusions:
- The proposed automated method effectively determines angular preferentiality in rodent whisking.
- This approach aids in understanding the precise tactile sensory information processing mechanisms.
- EOSFET-based probes provide valuable data for neural circuit analysis.
