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NEURON
Volume 84, Issue 2, Pages 355-362Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.09.033
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- McKnight Scholar Award
- Arnold & Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award
- [P30EY002520]
- [T32EY07001]
- [R01DA028525]
- [DP1EY023176]
- [DP1OD008301]
- [F30MH095440]
- [T32GM007330]
- [T32EB006350]
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Neural responses are modulated by brain state, which varies with arousal, attention, and behavior. In mice, running and whisking desynchronize the cortex and enhance sensory responses, but the quiescent periods between bouts of exploratory behaviors have not been well studied. We found that these periods of quiet wakefulness were characterized by state fluctuations on a timescale of 1-2 s. Small fluctuations in pupil diameter tracked these state transitions in multiple cortical areas. During dilation, the intracellular membrane potential was desynchronized, sensory responses were enhanced, and population activity was less correlated. In contrast, constriction was characterized by increased low-frequency oscillations and higher ensemble correlations. Specific subtypes of cortical interneurons were differentially activated during dilation and constriction, consistent with their participation in the observed state changes. Pupillometry has been used to index attention and mental effort in humans, but the intracellular dynamics and differences in population activity underlying this phenomenon were previously unknown.
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