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Mild focal cooling selectively impacts computations in dendritic trees.

Meisam Habibi Matin¹, Shulan Xiao¹, Krishna Jayant^1,2

¹Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA, 47907.

Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology

|November 18, 2024

Summary

Focal cooling temporally scales neural dynamics by enhancing synaptic transmission in L5 pyramidal neuron apical tufts. This temperature sensitivity paradoxically slows somatic output by altering sodium channel recovery.

Keywords:

Dendritic Excitability Differential Sensitivity Focal Cooling Neuromodulation Synaptic Plasticity

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience

Background:

Focal cooling is a technique used to modulate neural dynamics.
The cellular mechanisms behind temperature-induced neural scaling are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the cellular mechanisms by which focal cooling affects neural dynamics in L5 pyramidal neurons.
To determine the spatial specificity of temperature effects within these neurons.

Main Methods:

Targeted focal cooling with 100-micrometer resolution.
Dual somato-dendritic patch clamp recordings.
Two-photon calcium imaging, transmitter uncaging, and computational modeling.

Main Results:

A 5°C cooling enhanced synaptic transmission, plasticity, and input-output transformations in the distal apical tuft, but not basal dendrites.
Enhancement involved N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors and Kv4.2 channels.
Reduced recovery from inactivation of apical Na+ channels paradoxically slowed somatic output.

Conclusions:

Differential temperature sensitivity exists along the basal-tuft axis of L5 neurons.
Temperature modulates neuronal electrical structure, impacting action potential back-propagation and burst probability.
These findings reveal a novel mechanism for temperature-dependent regulation of cortical output.