Inferior Colliculus Microcircuits [PDF]
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2014 A unique aspect of the auditory system is the inferior colliculus (IC). This large midbrain structure serves as an obligatory synaptic station in both the ascending and descending auditory pathways.
Manuel S. Malmierca, Eric Daniel Young
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Dopaminergic Input to the Inferior Colliculus in Mice [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2016 The response of sensory neurons to stimuli can be modulated by a variety of factors including attention, emotion, behavioral context, and disorders involving neuromodulatory systems.
Alexander A Nevue +5 more
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Intracellular responses to frequency modulated tones in the dorsal cortex of the mouse inferior colliculus [PDF]
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2013 Frequency modulations occur in many natural sounds, including vocalizations. The neuronal response to frequency modulated (FM) stimuli has been studied extensively in different brain areas, with an emphasis on the auditory cortex and the central nucleus ...
Ruediger eGeis, Gerard eBorst
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Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2020 The inferior colliculus processes nearly all ascending auditory information. Most collicular cells respond to sound, and for a majority of these cells, the responses can be modulated by acetylcholine (ACh). The cholinergic effects are varied and, for the
William A. Noftz +5 more
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Neuronal Organization in the Inferior Colliculus Revisited with Cell-Type-Dependent Monosynaptic Tracing [PDF]
Journal of Neuroscience, 2018 The inferior colliculus (IC) is a critical integration center in the auditory pathway. However, because the inputs to the IC have typically been studied by the use of conventional anterograde and retrograde tracers, the neuronal organization and cell ...
Chenggang Chen +3 more
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Patterns of Unilateral and Bilateral Projections From Layers 5 and 6 of the Auditory Cortex to the Inferior Colliculus in Mouse [PDF]
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2021 The auditory cortex sends massive projections to the inferior colliculus, but the organization of this pathway is not yet well understood. Previous work has shown that the corticocollicular projection emanates from both layers 5 and 6 of the auditory ...
Nathiya Vaithiyalingam Chandra Sekaran +12 more
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Ultrastructural Synaptic Differences in the Central Inferior Colliculus in the 3xTG Mouse Across Three Disease Stages. [PDF]
J Comp NeurolSymmetric and asymmetric synapses were significantly downregulated by 50% and 20%, respectively, in the aging inferior colliculus of the Alzheimer's 3xTG mouse model during the emerging disease stage (7–8 months). There was no additional significant loss from the emerging disease stage into the established disease stage.
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Auditory cortex shapes sound responses in the inferior colliculus
eLife, 2020 The extensive feedback from the auditory cortex (AC) to the inferior colliculus (IC) supports critical aspects of auditory behavior but has not been extensively characterized.
Jennifer M Blackwell +4 more
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Measurement of inferior colliculus volume based on MRI image stacks and its relationship with age and hearing status. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe inferior colliculus is a key nucleus in the central auditory pathway, integrating acoustic stimuli from both cochleae and playing a crucial role in sound localization.
Pingling Kwok +5 more
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Protocol for identifying sound-activated neurons in the inferior colliculus by cFos immunostaining [PDF]
STAR ProtocolsSummary: cfos is an immediate early gene commonly used to identify neuronal activation. After loud sound stimulation, neurons in the inferior colliculus are activated and cFos is expressed in the nucleus.
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