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Focal inputs are a potential origin of local field potential (LFP) in the brain regions without laminar structure

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  • Takuma Tanaka
  • Kouichi C Nakamura

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Current sinks and sources spatially separated between the apical and basal dendrites have been believed to be essential in generating local field potentials (LFPs). According to this theory, LFPs would not be large enough to be observed in the regions without laminar structures, such as striatum and thalamus. However, LFPs are experimentally recorded in these regions. We hypothesized that focal excitatory input induces a concentric current sink and source generating LFPs in these regions. In this study, we tested this hypothesis by the numerical simulations of multicompartment neuron models and the analysis of simplified models. Both confirmed that focal excitatory input can generate LFPs on the order of 0.1 mV in a region without laminar structures. The present results suggest that LFPs in subcortical nuclei indicate localized excitatory input.

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  • Takuma Tanaka & Kouichi C Nakamura, 2019. "Focal inputs are a potential origin of local field potential (LFP) in the brain regions without laminar structure," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0226028
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226028
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