Topographic Organization of Correlation Along the Longitudinal and Transverse Axes in Rat Hippocampal CA3 Due to Excitatory Afferents

Abstract

The topographic organization of afferents to the hippocampal CA3 subfield are well-studied, but their role in influencing the spatiotemporal dynamics of population activity is not understood. Using a large-scale, computational neuronal network model of the entorhinal-dentate-CA3 system, the effects of the perforant path, mossy fibers, and associational system on the propagation and transformation of network spiking patterns were investigated. A correlation map was constructed to characterize the spatial structure and temporal evolution of pairwise correlations which underlie the emergent patterns found in the population activity. The topographic organization of the associational system gave rise to changes in the spatial correlation structure along the longitudinal and transverse axes of the CA3. The resulting gradients may provide a basis for the known functional organization observed in hippocampus.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 20, 2020
Source ID
10.3389/fncom.2020.588881

Entities

People

  • Gene J. Yu
  • Jean‐Marie C. Bouteiller
  • Theodore W. Berger

Organizations

  • National Institutes of Health
  • Office of Naval Research

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Geodesy
  • Neuroscience