The role of auditory nerve innervation and dendritic filtering in shaping onset responses in the ventral cochlear nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 1247, Issue , 2009, Pages 221-234

  Sumner, Christian J ^a,b   Meddis, Ray ^b   Winter, Ian M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochlear nucleus; Onset; Point neuron; PSTH; Rate level functions; Stellate

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITE; DEPOLARIZATION; FILTRATION; HISTOGRAM; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPIKE WAVE; STELLATE CELL; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GUINEA PIGS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 57549106806     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.09.054     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Arle J.E., and Kim D.O. Neural modeling of intrinsic and spike-discharge properties of cochlear nucleus neurons. Biol. Cybern. 64 (1991) 273-283
2. Bal R., and Oertel D. Hyperpolarization-activated, mixed-cation current (I(h)) in octopus cells of the mammalian cochlear nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 84 (2000) 806-817
3. Bal R., and Oertel D. Potassium currents in octopus cells of the mammalian cochlear nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 86 (2001) 2299-2311
4. Blackburn C.C., and Sachs M.B. Classification of unit types in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus: PST histograms and regularity analysis. J. Neurophysiol. 62 6 (1989) 1303-1329
5. Bourk T.R. "Electrical Responses of Neural Units in the Anteroventral Cochlear Nucleus of the Cat," (PhD dissertation). (1976), MIT, Cambridge, MA
6. Brawer J.R., Morest K.D.K., and Kane E.C. The neuronal architecture of the cochlear nucleus of the cat. J. Comp. Neurol. 155 (1974) 251-300
7. Cai Y., Walsh E.J., and McGee J. Mechanisms of onset responses in octopus cells of the cochlear nucleus: implications of a model. J. Neurophysiol. 78 (1997) 872-883
8. Cai Y., McGee J., and Walsh E.J. Contributions of ion conductances to the onset responses of octopus cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus: simulation results. J. Neurophysiol. 83 (2000) 301-314
9. Feng J.J., Kuwada S., Ostapoff E.M., Batra R., and Morest D.K. A physiological and structural study of neuron types in the cochlear nucleus. I. Intracellular responses to acoustic stimulation and current injection. J. Comp. Neur. 346 (1994) 1-18
10. Ferragamo M.J., Golding N.L., and Oertel D. Synaptic inputs to stellate cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 79 (1998) 51-63
11. Golding N.J., Robertson D., and Oertel D. Recordings from slices indicate that octopus cells of the cochlear nucleus detect coincident firing of auditory nerve fibres with temporal precision. J. Neurocscience 15 (1995) 3153-3183
12. Golding N.J., Fereegamo M.J., and Oertel D. Role of intrinsic conductances underlying responses to transients in octopus cells of the cochlear nucleus. J. Neurocscience 19 (1999) 2005-2897
13. Godfrey D.A., Kiang N.Y.S., and Norris B.E. Single unit activity in the posteroventral cochlear nucleus of the cat. J. Comp. Neur. 162 (1975) 247-268
14. Hackney C.M., Osen K.K., and Kolston J. Anatomy of the cochlear nuclear complex of the guinea pig. Anat. Embryol. 182 (1990) 123-149
15. Hewitt M., Meddis R., and Shackleton T.M. A computer model of a cochlear nucleus stellate cell: responses to amplitude-modulated and pure-tone stimuli. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 91 (1992) 2096-2109
16. Holmes S.D., Sumner C.J., O, 'Mard L.P., and Meddis R. The temporal representation of single- and double-vowels using a nonlinear model of the guinea-pig cochlea. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116 (2004) 3534-3545
17. Jiang D., Palmer A.R., and Winter I.M. Frequency extent of two-tone facilitation in onset units in the ventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurophysiol. 75 (1996) 380-395
18. Kalluri S., and Delgutte B. Mathematical models of cochlear nucleus neurons: I: Point neuron with many weak synaptic inputs model with dynamic spike-blocking state. J. Comput. Neurosci. 14 (2003) 71-90
19. Kalluri S., and Delgutte B. Mathematical models of cochlear nucleus neurons: II: Model with dynamic spike-blocking state. J. Comput. Neurosci. 14 (2003) 91-110
20. Kipke D.R., and Levy K.L. Sensitivity of the cochlear nucleus octopus cell to synaptic and membrane properties: a modeling study. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102 (1997) 403-412
21. Liberman M.C. Central projections of auditory nerve fibers of differing spontaneous rate. II. Posteroventral and dorsal cochlear nuclei. J. Comp. Neurol. 295 (1993) 136-154
22. Levy K.L., and Kipke D.R. A computational model of the cochlear nucleus octopus cell. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102 (1997) 391-402
23. Levy K.L., and Kipke D.R. Mechanisms of the cochlear nucleus octopus cell's onset response: synaptic effectiveness and threshold. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 103 (1998) 1940-1950
24. Manis P.B. Membrane properties and discharge characteristics of guinea pig dorsal cochlear nucleus in vitro. J. Neurosci. 10 (1990) 2338-2351
25. Major G., Larkman A.U., Jonas P., Sakmann B., and Jack J.J.B. Detailed passive cable models of whole-cell recorded CA3 pyramidal neurons in rat hippocampal slices. J. Neurosci. 14 (1994) 4613-4638
26. MacGregor R.J. Neural and Brain Modelling (1987), Academic, San Diego, CA
27. Meddis R., O'Mard L.P., and Lopez-Poveda E.A. A computational algorithm for computing nonlinear auditory frequency selectivity. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 109 (2001) 2852-2861
28. Meyer G. "Models of Neurons on the Ventral Cochlear Nucleus," Ph.D. Thesis (1993), University of Keele, UK
29. Oertel D. Synaptic responses and electrical properties of cells in brain slices of the mouse anteroventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurosci. 3 (1983) 2043-2053
30. Oertel D., Wu S.H., Garb M.W., and Dizack C. Morphology and physiology of cells in slice preparations of the posteroventral cochlear nucleus of mice. J. Comp. Neur. 295 (1990) 136-154
31. Osen K.K. Cytoarchitecture of the cochlear nuclei in the cat. J. Comp. Neurol. 136 (1969) 453-484
32. Palmer A.R., and Winter I.M. The temporal window of two-tone facilitation in onset units of the ventral cochlear nucleus. Audiol. Neurootol. 1 (1996) 12-30
33. Palmer A.R., Jiang D., and Marshall D.H. Responses of ventral cochlear nucleus onset and chopper units as a function of signal bandwidth. J. Neurophysiol. 75 (1996) 780-793
34. A receptor antagonist bicuculline alters response properties of posteroventral cochlear nucleus neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 67 (1992) 738-746
35. Pfeiffer R.R. Classification of response patterns of spike discharges for units in the cochlear nucleus: tone-burst stimulation. Exp. Brain Res. 1 (1966) 220-235
36. Pressnitzer D., Meddis R., Delahaye R., and Winter I.M. Physiological correlates of comodulation masking release in the mammalian ventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurosci. 21 (2001) 6377-6386
37. Rall W. Core conductor theory and cable properties of neurons. In: Kandel E.R. (Ed). Handbook of Physiology. Section 1: The Nervous System, vol. 1: Cellular Biology of Neurons (1977), American Physiological Society, 1977, Bethesda 39-97
38. Rhode W.S., and Smith P.H. Encoding timing and intensity in the ventral cochlear nucleus of the cat. J. Neurophysiol. 56 (1986) 261-286
39. Rhode W.S., Oertel D., and Smith P.H. Physiological response properties of cells labeled intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase in cat ventral cochlear nucleus. J. Comp. Neurol. 213 (1983) 448-463
40. Rothman J.S., and Young E.D. Enhancement of neural synchronization on computational models of ventral cochlear nucleus bushy cells. Aud. Neurosc. 2 (1996) 47-62
41. Rouiller E.M., and Ruygo D.K. Intracellular marking of physiologically characterized cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus of the cat. J. Comp. Neur. 225 (1984) 167-186
42. Smith P.H., and Rhode W.S. Characterisation of HRP-labeled globular bushy cells in the cat. J. Comp. Neurol. 266 (1987) 360-376
43. Smith P.H., and Rhode W.S. Structural and functional properties distinguish two types of multipolar cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus. J. Comp. Neurol. 282 (1989) 595-616
44. Smith P.H., Joris P.X., Carney L.H., and Yin T.C.T. Projections of physiologically characterised globular bushy cell axons from the cochlear nucleus of the cat. J. Comp. Neurol. 304 (1991) 387-407
45. Smith P.H., Massie A., and Joris P.X. Acoustic stria: anatomy of physiologically characterized cells and their axonal projection patterns. J. Comp. Neurol. 482 (2005) 349-371
46. Sumner C.J., Lopez-Poveda E.A., O'Mard L.P., and Meddis R. A revised model of the inner-hair-cell and auditory nerve complex. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 111 (2002) 2178-2188
47. Sumner C.J., Lopez-Poveda E.A., O'Mard L.P., and Meddis R. Adaptation in a revised inner-hair cell model. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 113 (2003) 893-901
48. Sumner C.J., O'Mard L.P., Lopez-Poveda E.A., and Meddis R. A non-linear model of the guinea-pig cochlear. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 113 (2003) 893-901
49. Winter I.M., and Palmer A.R. Level dependence of cochlear nucleus onset responses and facilitation by second tones or broadband noise. J. Neurophysiol. 73 (1995) 141-159
50. Winter I.M., Wiegrebe L., and Patterson R.D. The temporal representation of the delay of iterated rippled noise in the ventral cochlear nucleus of the guinea pig. J. Physiol. 537 (2001) 553-566
51. Wu S.H., and Oertel D. Intracellular injections with horseradish peroxidase of physiologically characterized stellate and bushy cells in slices of mouse anteroventral cochlear nucleus. J. Neurosci. 4 (1984) 1577-1588