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Published on: July 1, 2018
Subcortical Source and Modulation of the Narrowband Gamma Oscillation in Mouse Visual Cortex
Aman B Saleem1, Anthony D Lien2, Michael Krumin3
1UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK; UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Department of Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Abstract:
Primary visual cortex exhibits two types of gamma rhythm: broadband activity in the 30-90 Hz range and a narrowband oscillation seen in mice at frequencies close to 60 Hz. We investigated the sources of the narrowband gamma oscillation, the factors modulating its strength, and its relationship to broadband gamma activity. Narrowband and broadband gamma power were uncorrelated. Increasing visual contrast had opposite effects on the two rhythms: it increased broadband activity, but suppressed the narrowband oscillation. The narrowband oscillation was strongest in layer 4 and was mediated primarily by excitatory currents entrained by the synchronous, rhythmic firing of neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN). The power and peak frequency of the narrowband gamma oscillation increased with light intensity. Silencing the cortex optogenetically did not abolish the narrowband oscillation in either LGN firing or cortical excitatory currents, suggesting that this oscillation reflects unidirectional flow of signals from thalamus to cortex.
