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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 34, Issue 16, Pages 5627-5639Publisher
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2670-13.2014
Keywords
central pattern generators; efference copy; locomotion; swimmeret rhythm; synaptic range
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- Emmy Noether Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft grant [SM 206/3-1]
- University of Cologne for female faculty
- National Science Foundation [09-05063, 11-47058]
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1147058] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems [0905063] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems [1147058] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We describe synaptic connections through which information essential for encoding efference copies reaches two coordinating neurons in each of the microcircuits that controls limbs on abdominal segments of the crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus. In each microcircuit, these coordinating neurons fire bursts of spikes simultaneously with motor neurons. These bursts encode timing, duration, and strength of each motor burst. Using paired microelectrode recordings, we demonstrate that one class of nonspiking neurons in each microcircuit's pattern-generating kernel-IPS-directly inhibits the ASC(E) coordinating neuron that copies each burst in power-stroke (PS) motor neurons. This inhibitory synapse parallels IPS's inhibition of the same PS motor neurons. Using a disynaptic pathway to control its membrane potential, we demonstrate that a second type of nonspiking interneuron in the pattern-generating kernel-IRSh-inhibits the DSC coordinating neuron that copies each burst in return-stroke (RS) motor neurons. This inhibitory synapse parallels IRS's inhibition of the microcircuit's RS motor neurons. Experimental changes in the membrane potential of one IPS or one IRSh neuron simultaneously changed the strengths of motor bursts, durations, numbers of spikes, and spike frequency in the simultaneous ASC(E) and DSC bursts. ASC(E) and DSC coordinating neurons link the segmentally distributed microcircuits into a coordinated system that oscillates with the same period and with stable phase differences. The inhibitory synapses from different pattern-generating neurons that parallel their inhibition of different sets of motor neurons enable ASC(E) and DSC to encode details of each oscillation that are necessary for stable, adaptive synchronization of the system.
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