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  • Apical tuft dendrites in layer 1 are crucial for cortical plasticity and learning.
  • Their unique properties suggest a key role in learning-induced changes in neural representations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of apical tuft dendrites in learning-dependent plasticity.
  • To track changes in tuft-wide calcium spikes during a tactile learning task.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal two-photon and SCAPE microscopy to image apical dendrites of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in mouse barrel cortex.
  • Training mice to discriminate orthogonal whisker stimulation directions.
  • Analyzing calcium spike activity and stimulus selectivity in apical tuft dendrites.

Main Results:

  • Reinforcement learning, not just stimulus exposure, significantly enhanced apical tuft selectivity for both rewarded and unrewarded stimulus directions.
  • Selective tuft responses emerged from previously unresponsive or low-selectivity neuronal populations.
  • These enhanced selectivity patterns persisted even after the removal of rewards and cessation of task performance.

Conclusions:

  • Learning induces long-lasting modifications in apical dendrite tuft responses.
  • These modifications align neural representations with behaviorally relevant sensory dimensions.
  • Apical tuft dendrites are critical sites for learning-induced neural plasticity and perceptual enhancement.