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Pflugers Arch ; 475(1): 49-63, 2023 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36190562

RESUMO

Nasal respiration influences brain dynamics by phase-entraining neural oscillations at the same frequency as the breathing rate and by phase-modulating the activity of faster gamma rhythms. Despite being widely reported, we still do not understand the functional roles of respiration-entrained oscillations. A common hypothesis is that these rhythms aid long-range communication and provide a privileged window for synchronization. Here we tested this hypothesis by analyzing electrocorticographic (ECoG) recordings in mice, rats, and cats during the different sleep-wake states. We found that the respiration phase modulates the amplitude of cortical gamma oscillations in the three species, although the modulated gamma frequency bands differed with faster oscillations (90-130 Hz) in mice, intermediate frequencies (60-100 Hz) in rats, and slower activity (30-60 Hz) in cats. In addition, our results also show that respiration modulates olfactory bulb-frontal cortex synchronization in the gamma range, in which each breathing cycle evokes (following a delay) a transient time window of increased gamma synchrony. Long-range gamma synchrony modulation occurs during quiet and active wake states but decreases during sleep. Thus, our results suggest that respiration-entrained brain rhythms orchestrate communication in awake mammals.


Assuntos
Ritmo Gama , Respiração , Ratos , Camundongos , Gatos , Animais , Encéfalo , Bulbo Olfatório , Sono , Eletroencefalografia , Mamíferos
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Eur J Neurosci ; 2022 Oct 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36226638

RESUMO

The systemic administration of sodium oxybate (SXB), the sodium salt of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, promotes slow wave activity (SWA, 0.5-4 Hz EEG power) and increases non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. These effects are mediated by the widely expressed GABAb receptors, and thus, the brain areas targeted by SXB remain unclear. Because slow waves are mainly a cortical phenomenon, we tested here whether systemic SXB promotes SWA by acting directly on the cortex. Moreover, because somatostatin (SOM) + cortical interneurons play a key role in SWA generation, we also assessed their contribution to the effects of SXB. In adult SOM-Cre mice, the injection of SXB in left secondary motor cortex increased SWA during NREM sleep in the first 30 min post-injection (11 mice: either sex). SWA, the amplitude and frequency of the slow waves, and the frequency of the OFF periods increased ipsilaterally and contralaterally to the SXB injection in frontal and parietal cortex. All these changes disappeared when the intracortical injection of SXB was preceded by the chemogenetic inhibition of the SOM+ cells. Thus, SXB may promote the slow waves of NREM sleep, at least in part, by acting directly on the cortex, and this effect involves GABAergic SOM+ interneurons. Our working hypothesis is that SXB potentiates the ability of these cells to inhibit all other cortical cell types via a GABAb mechanism, thus promoting the transition from ON to OFF periods during NREM sleep.

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Eur J Neurosci ; 2022 May 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35545450

RESUMO

Urethane is a general anaesthetic widely used in animal research. The state of urethane anaesthesia is unique because it alternates between macroscopically distinct electrographic states: a slow-wave state that resembles non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and an activated state with features of both REM sleep and wakefulness. Although it is assumed that urethane produces unconsciousness, this has been questioned because of states of cortical activation during drug exposure. Furthermore, the similarities and differences between urethane anaesthesia and physiological sleep are still unclear. In this study, we recorded the electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram in chronically prepared rats during natural sleep-wake states and during urethane anaesthesia. We subsequently analysed the power, coherence, directed connectivity and complexity of brain oscillations and found that EEG under urethane anaesthesia has clear signatures of unconsciousness, with similarities to other general anaesthetics. In addition, the EEG profile under urethane is different in comparison with natural sleep states. These results suggest that consciousness is disrupted during urethane. Furthermore, despite similarities that have led others to conclude that urethane is a model of sleep, the electrocortical traits of depressed and activated states during urethane anaesthesia differ from physiological sleep states.

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Adv Exp Med Biol ; 1297: 147-162, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33537943

RESUMO

Despite the fact that medical properties of Cannabis have been recognized for more than 5000 years, the use of Cannabis for medical purposes have recently reemerged and became more accessible. Cannabis is usually employed as a self-medication for the treatment of insomnia disorder. However, the effects of Cannabis on sleep depend on multiple factors such as metabolomic composition of the plant, dosage and route of administration. In the present chapter, we reviewed the main effect Cannabis on sleep. We focused on the effect of "crude or whole plant" Cannabis consumption (i.e., smoked, oral or vaporized) both in humans and experimental animal models.The data reviewed establish that Cannabis modifies sleep. Furthermore, a recent experimental study in animals suggests that vaporization (which is a recommended route for medical purposes) of Cannabis with high THC and negligible CBD, promotes NREM sleep. However, it is imperative to perform new clinical studies in order to confirm if the administration of Cannabis could be a beneficial therapy for the treatment of sleep disorders.


Assuntos
Cannabis , Fumar Maconha , Analgésicos , Animais , Humanos , Sono , Volatilização
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Eur J Neurosci ; 51(6): 1463-1477, 2020 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31454438

RESUMO

Recent studies have shown that slow cortical potentials in archi-, paleo- and neocortex can phase-lock with nasal respiration. In some of these areas, gamma activity (γ: 30-100 Hz) is also coupled to the animal's respiration. It has been hypothesized that these functional relationships play a role in coordinating distributed neural activity. In a similar way, inter-cortical interactions at γ frequency have also been associated as a binding mechanism by which the brain generates temporary opportunities necessary for implementing cognitive functions. The aim of the present study is to explore whether nasal respiration entrains inter-cortical functional interactions at γ frequency during both wakefulness and sleep. Six adult cats chronically prepared for electrographic recordings were employed in this study. Our results show that during wakefulness, slow cortical respiratory potentials are present in the olfactory bulb and several areas of the neocortex. We also found that these areas exhibit cross-frequency coupling between respiratory phase and γ oscillation amplitude. We demonstrate that respiratory phase modulates the inter-cortical gamma coherence between neocortical electrode pairs. On the contrary, slow respiratory oscillation and γ cortical oscillatory entrainments disappear during non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep. These results suggest that a single unified phenomenon involves cross-frequency coupling and long-range γ coherence across the neocortex. This fact could be related to the temporal binding process necessary for cognitive functions during wakefulness.


Assuntos
Neocórtex , Vigília , Animais , Gatos , Eletroencefalografia , Respiração , Sono , Sono REM
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Eur J Neurosci ; 48(8): 2728-2737, 2018 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28922535

RESUMO

Recently, a novel type of fast cortical oscillatory activity that occurs between 110 and 160 Hz (high-frequency oscillations (HFO)) was described. HFO are modulated by the theta rhythm in hippocampus and neocortex during active wakefulness and REM sleep. As theta-HFO coupling increases during REM, a role for HFO in memory consolidation has been proposed. However, global properties such as the cortex-wide topographic distribution and the cortico-cortical coherence remain unknown. In this study, we recorded the electroencephalogram during sleep and wakefulness in the rat and analyzed the spatial extent of the HFO band power and coherence. We confirmed that the HFO amplitude is phase-locked to theta oscillations and is modified by behavioral states. During active wakefulness, HFO power was relatively higher in the neocortex and olfactory bulb compared to sleep. HFO power decreased during non-REM and had an intermediate level during REM sleep. Furthermore, coherence was larger during active wakefulness than non-REM, while REM showed a complex pattern in which coherence increased only in intra and decreased in inter-hemispheric combination of electrodes. This coherence pattern is different from gamma (30-100 Hz) coherence, which is reduced during REM sleep. This data show an important HFO cortico-cortical dialog during active wakefulness even when the level of theta comodulation is lower than in REM. In contrast, during REM, this dialog is highly modulated by theta and restricted to intra-hemispheric medial-posterior cortical regions. Further studies combining behavior, electrophysiology and new analytical tools are needed to plunge deeper into the functional significance of the HFO.


Assuntos
Córtex Cerebral/fisiologia , Sono/fisiologia , Ritmo Teta/fisiologia , Vigília/fisiologia , Animais , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Masculino , Ratos , Ratos Wistar
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Eur J Neurosci ; 43(4): 580-9, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26670051

RESUMO

Higher cognitive functions require the integration and coordination of large populations of neurons in cortical and subcortical regions. Oscillations in the gamma band (30-45 Hz) of the electroencephalogram (EEG) have been involved in these cognitive functions. In previous studies, we analysed the extent of functional connectivity between cortical areas employing the 'mean squared coherence' analysis of the EEG gamma band. We demonstrated that gamma coherence is maximal during alert wakefulness and is almost absent during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. The nucleus pontis oralis (NPO) is critical for REM sleep generation. The NPO is considered to exert executive control over the initiation and maintenance of REM sleep. In the cat, depending on the previous state of the animal, a single microinjection of carbachol (a cholinergic agonist) into the NPO can produce either REM sleep [REM sleep induced by carbachol (REMc)] or a waking state with muscle atonia, i.e. cataplexy [cataplexy induced by carbachol (CA)]. In the present study, in cats that were implanted with electrodes in different cortical areas to record polysomnographic activity, we compared the degree of gamma (30-45 Hz) coherence during REMc, CA and naturally-occurring behavioural states. Gamma coherence was maximal during CA and alert wakefulness. In contrast, gamma coherence was almost absent during REMc as in naturally-occurring REM sleep. We conclude that, in spite of the presence of somatic muscle paralysis, there are remarkable differences in cortical activity between REMc and CA, which confirm that EEG gamma (≈40 Hz) coherence is a trait that differentiates wakefulness from REM sleep.


Assuntos
Carbacol/farmacologia , Cataplexia/fisiopatologia , Agonistas Colinérgicos/farmacologia , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Sono REM/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Cataplexia/induzido quimicamente , Gatos , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Neocórtex/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/fisiologia , Ponte/efeitos dos fármacos , Ponte/fisiologia , Vigília/efeitos dos fármacos
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Neuroscience ; 560: 67-76, 2024 Nov 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39270770

RESUMO

The electrical activity of the brain, characterized by its frequency components, reflects a complex interplay between periodic (oscillatory) and aperiodic components. These components are associated with various neurophysiological processes, such as the excitation-inhibition balance (aperiodic activity) or interregional communication (oscillatory activity). However, we do not fully understand whether these components are truly independent or if different neuromodulators affect them in different ways. The dopaminergic system has a critical role for cognition and motivation, being a potential modulator of these power spectrum components. To improve our understanding of these questions, we investigated the differential effects of this system on these components using electrocorticogram recordings in cats, which show clear oscillations and aperiodic 1/f activity. Specifically, we focused on the effects of haloperidol (a D2 receptor antagonist) on oscillatory and aperiodic dynamics during wakefulness and sleep. By parameterizing the power spectrum into these two components, our findings reveal a robust modulation of oscillatory activity by the D2 receptor across the brain. Surprisingly, aperiodic activity was not significantly affected and exhibited inconsistent changes across the brain. This suggests a nuanced interplay between neuromodulation and the distinct components of brain oscillations, providing insights into the selective regulation of oscillatory dynamics in awake states.


Assuntos
Encéfalo , Haloperidol , Sono , Vigília , Vigília/efeitos dos fármacos , Vigília/fisiologia , Animais , Haloperidol/farmacologia , Sono/efeitos dos fármacos , Sono/fisiologia , Gatos , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Masculino , Ondas Encefálicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Ondas Encefálicas/fisiologia , Eletrocorticografia/efeitos dos fármacos , Antagonistas de Dopamina/farmacologia
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iScience ; 27(6): 109919, 2024 Jun 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38812551

RESUMO

The cerebral cortex is widely considered part of the neural substrate of consciousness, but direct causal evidence is missing. Here, we tested in mice whether optogenetic activation of cortical neurons in posterior parietal cortex (PtA) or medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is sufficient for arousal from three behavioral states characterized by progressively deeper unresponsiveness: sleep, a coma-like state induced by muscimol injection in the midbrain, and deep sevoflurane-dexmedetomidine anesthesia. We find that cortical stimulation always awakens the mice from both NREM sleep and REM sleep, with PtA requiring weaker/shorter light pulses than mPFC. Moreover, in most cases light pulses produce both cortical activation (decrease in low frequencies) and behavioral arousal (recovery of the righting reflex) from brainstem coma, as well as cortical activation from anesthesia. These findings provide evidence that direct activation of cortical neurons is sufficient for behavioral and/or cortical arousal from sleep, brainstem coma, and anesthesia.

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PLoS One ; 18(8): e0290146, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37590234

RESUMO

Neuronal interactions give rise to complex dynamics in cortical networks, often described in terms of the diversity of activity patterns observed in a neural signal. Interestingly, the complexity of spontaneous electroencephalographic signals decreases during slow-wave sleep (SWS); however, the underlying neural mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we analyse in-vivo recordings from neocortical and hippocampal neuronal populations in rats and show that the complexity decrease is due to the emergence of synchronous neuronal DOWN states. Namely, we find that DOWN states during SWS force the population activity to be more recurrent, deterministic, and less random than during REM sleep or wakefulness, which, in turn, leads to less complex field recordings. Importantly, when we exclude DOWN states from the analysis, the recordings during wakefulness and sleep become indistinguishable: the spiking activity in all the states collapses to a common scaling. We complement these results by implementing a critical branching model of the cortex, which shows that inducing DOWN states to only a percentage of neurons is enough to generate a decrease in complexity that replicates SWS.


Assuntos
Neocórtex , Sono de Ondas Lentas , Animais , Ratos , Sono , Sono REM , Hipocampo
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iScience ; 26(3): 106186, 2023 Mar 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36895652

RESUMO

In humans, the level of consciousness is assessed by quantifying the spatiotemporal complexity of cortical responses using Perturbational Complexity Index (PCI) and related PCIst (st, state transitions). Here we validate PCIst in freely moving rats and mice by showing that it is lower in NREM sleep and slow wave anesthesia than in wake or REM sleep, as in humans. We then show that (1) low PCIst is associated with the occurrence of an OFF period of neuronal silence; (2) stimulation of deep, but not superficial, cortical layers leads to reliable PCIst changes across sleep/wake and anesthesia; (3) consistent PCIst changes are independent of which single area is being stimulated or recorded, except for recordings in mouse prefrontal cortex. These experiments show that PCIst can reliably measure vigilance states in unresponsive animals and support the hypothesis that it is low when an OFF period disrupts causal interactions in cortical networks.

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Neuroscience ; 494: 1-11, 2022 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35533963

RESUMO

Recently, the sleep-wake states have been analysed using novel complexity measures, complementing the classical analysis of EEGs by frequency bands. This new approach consistently shows a decrease in EEG's complexity during slow-wave sleep, yet it is unclear how cortical oscillations shape these complexity variations. In this work, we analyse how the frequency content of brain signals affects the complexity estimates in freely moving rats. We find that the low-frequency spectrum - including the Delta, Theta, and Sigma frequency bands - drives the complexity changes during the sleep-wake states. This happens because low-frequency oscillations emerge from neuronal population patterns, as we show by recovering the complexity variations during the sleep-wake cycle from micro, meso, and macroscopic recordings. Moreover, we find that the lower frequencies reveal synchronisation patterns across the neocortex, such as a sensory-motor decoupling that happens during REM sleep. Overall, our works shows that EEG's low frequencies are critical in shaping the sleep-wake states' complexity across cortical scales.


Assuntos
Neocórtex , Vigília , Animais , Eletroencefalografia , Ratos , Sono/fisiologia , Sono REM/fisiologia , Vigília/fisiologia
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ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci ; 4(2): 517-525, 2021 Apr 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33860181

RESUMO

Ibogaine is a psychedelic alkaloid that has attracted large scientific interest because of its antiaddictive properties in observational studies in humans as well as in animal models. Its subjective effect has been described as intense, vivid dream-like experiences occurring while awake; hence, ibogaine is often referred to as an oneirogenic psychedelic. While this unique dream-like profile has been hypothesized to aid the antiaddictive effects, the electrophysiological signatures of this psychedelic state remain unknown. We previously showed in rats that ibogaine promotes a waking state with abnormal motor behavior along with a decrease in NREM and REM sleep. Here, we performed an in-depth analysis of the intracranial electroencephalogram during "ibogaine wakefulness". We found that ibogaine induces gamma oscillations that, despite having larger power than control levels, are less coherent and less complex. Further analysis revealed that this profile of gamma activity compares to that of natural REM sleep. Thus, our results provide novel biological evidence for the association between the psychedelic state and REM sleep, contributing to the understanding of the brain mechanisms associated with the oneirogenic psychedelic effect of ibogaine.

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Neuroscience ; 449: 157-164, 2020 11 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32926953

RESUMO

The theory of communication through coherence (CTC) posits the synchronization of brain oscillations as a key mechanism for information sharing and perceptual binding. In a parallel literature, hippocampal theta activity (4-10 Hz) has been shown to modulate the appearance of neocortical fast gamma oscillations (100-150 Hz), a phenomenon known as cross-frequency coupling (CFC). Even though CFC has also been previously associated with information routing, it remains to be determined whether it directly relates to CTC. In particular, for the theta-fast gamma example at hand, a critical question is to know if the phase of the theta cycle influences gamma synchronization across the neocortex. To answer this question, we combined CFC (modulation index) and CTC (phase-locking value) metrics in order to detect the modulation of the cross-regional high-frequency synchronization by the phase of slower oscillations. Upon applying this method, we found that the inter-hemispheric synchronization of neocortical fast gamma during REM sleep depends on the instantaneous phase of the theta rhythm. These results show that CFC is likely to aid long-range information transfer by facilitating the synchronization of faster rhythms, thus consistent with classical CTC views.


Assuntos
Neocórtex , Ritmo Teta , Comunicação , Hipocampo , Sono REM
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Clocks Sleep ; 2(4): 536-556, 2020 Dec 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33317018

RESUMO

The sleep-wake cycle is constituted by three behavioral states: wakefulness (W), non-REM (NREM) and REM sleep. These states are associated with drastic changes in cognitive capacities, mostly determined by the function of the thalamo-cortical system, whose activity can be examined by means of intra-cranial electroencephalogram (iEEG). With the purpose to study in depth the basal activity of the iEEG in adult rats, we analyzed the spectral power and coherence of the iEEG during W and sleep in the paleocortex (olfactory bulb), and in neocortical areas. We also analyzed the laterality of the signals, as well as the influence of the light and dark phases. We found that the iEEG power and coherence of the whole spectrum were largely affected by behavioral states and highly dependent on the cortical areas recorded. We also determined that there are night/day differences in power and coherence during sleep, but not in W. Finally, we observed that, during REM sleep, intra-hemispheric coherence differs between right and left hemispheres. We conclude that the iEEG dynamics are highly dependent on the cortical area and behavioral states. Moreover, there are light/dark phases disparities in the iEEG during sleep, and intra-hemispheric connectivity differs between both hemispheres during REM sleep.

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Behav Brain Res ; 359: 28-37, 2019 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30321557

RESUMO

Mesopontine and basal forebrain cholinergic neurons are involved in the control of behavioral states and cognitive functions. Animals treated with cholinergic muscarinic receptor antagonists display a dissociated state characterized by behavioral wakefulness (W) associated with high amplitude slow oscillations and spindles in the electroencephalogram (EEG), similar to those that occur during non-REM (NREM) sleep. Oscillations in the gamma frequency band (≈ 40 Hz) of the EEG also play a critical role during W and cognition. Hence, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of muscarinic antagonists on the EEG gamma band power and coherence. Five cats were implanted with electrodes in different cortices to monitor the EEG. The effects of atropine and scopolamine on power and coherence within the low gamma frequency band (30-45 Hz) from pairs of EEG recordings were analyzed and compared to gamma activity during sleep and W. Muscarinic antagonists induced a NREM sleep-like EEG profile that was accompanied by a large increase in gamma power and coherence. The values of gamma coherence were similar to that occurring during alert W (AW), and greater than in quiet W, NREM and REM sleep. We conclude that under atropine or scopolamine, functional interactions between cortical areas in the gamma frequency band remain high, as they are during AW. This significant functional connectivity at high frequency may explain why the animals remain awake in spite of the presence of slow waves and spindles.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Eletroencefalografia , Antagonistas Muscarínicos/farmacologia , Animais , Atropina/farmacologia , Gatos , Eletrodos Implantados , Escopolamina/farmacologia , Sono/efeitos dos fármacos , Sono/fisiologia , Vigília/efeitos dos fármacos , Vigília/fisiologia
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Brain Res ; 1724: 146439, 2019 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31499018

RESUMO

Parkinson's disease is characterized by motor symptoms (akinesia, rigidity, etc.), which are associated with the degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the midbrain. In addition, olfactory impairment that usually develops before the detection of motor deficits, is detected in 90% of Parkinsonian patients. Recent studies in mammals, have shown that slow cortical potentials phase-lock with nasal respiration. In several cortical areas, gamma synchronization of the electrographic activity is also coupled to respiration, suggesting than nasal respiratory entrainment could have a role in the processing of olfactory information. In the present study, we evaluate the role of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, in the modulation of the electrocorticogram activity and its respiratory entrainment during wakefulness and sleep. For this purpose, we performed a unilateral lesion of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta of the rat, with 6-hydroxydopamine. An increase in beta (20-35 Hz) together with a decrease in gamma power (60-95 Hz) in the motor cortex ipsilateral to the lesion was observed during wakefulness. These results correlated with the degree of motor alterations and dopamine measured at the striatum. Moreover, we found a decline in gamma coherence between the ipsilateral olfactory bulb and motor cortex. Also, at the olfactory bulb we noticed an increase in respiratory-gamma cross-frequency coupling after the lesion, while at the motor cortex, a decrease in respiratory potential entrainment of gamma activity was observed. Interestingly, we did not observe any significant modification either during Non-REM or REM sleep. These waking dysrhythmias may play a role both in the anosmia and motor deficits present in Parkinson disease.


Assuntos
Doença de Parkinson/patologia , Respiração/efeitos dos fármacos , Sono/fisiologia , Animais , Corpo Estriado/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Dopamina/metabolismo , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/fisiologia , Masculino , Córtex Motor/patologia , Bulbo Olfatório/fisiologia , Oxidopamina/farmacologia , Doença de Parkinson/metabolismo , Parte Compacta da Substância Negra/patologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Sono REM/fisiologia , Substância Negra/patologia , Vigília/fisiologia
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Sci Rep ; 9(1): 18457, 2019 12 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31804569

RESUMO

In most mammals, the sleep-wake cycle is constituted by three behavioral states: wakefulness (W), non-REM (NREM) sleep, and REM sleep. These states are associated with drastic changes in cognitive capacities, mostly determined by the function of the thalamo-cortical system. The intra-cranial electroencephalogram or electocorticogram (ECoG), is an important tool for measuring the changes in the thalamo-cortical activity during W and sleep. In the present study we analyzed broad-band ECoG recordings of the rat by means of a time-series complexity measure that is easy to implement and robust to noise: the Permutation Entropy (PeEn). We found that PeEn is maximal during W and decreases during sleep. These results bring to light the different thalamo-cortical dynamics emerging during sleep-wake states, which are associated with the well-known spectral changes that occur when passing from W to sleep. Moreover, the PeEn analysis allows us to determine behavioral states independently of the electrodes' cortical location, which points to an underlying global pattern in the signal that differs among the cycle states that is missed by classical methods. Consequently, our data suggest that PeEn analysis of a single EEG channel could allow for cheap, easy, and efficient sleep monitoring.


Assuntos
Córtex Cerebral/fisiologia , Sono/fisiologia , Vigília/fisiologia , Animais , Eletrocorticografia/instrumentação , Eletrodos Implantados , Entropia , Masculino , Modelos Animais , Ratos , Fatores de Tempo
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Pharmacol Biochem Behav ; 179: 113-123, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30822492

RESUMO

The use of Cannabis for medical purposes is rapidly expanding and is usually employed as a self-medication for the treatment of insomnia disorder. However, the effect on sleep seems to depend on multiple factors such as composition of the Cannabis, dosage and route of administration. Vaporization is the recommended route for the administration of Cannabis for medical purposes; however, there is no published research about the effects of vaporized Cannabis on sleep, neither in laboratory animals, nor in humans. Because previous reports suggested that low doses of THC have sedating effects, the aim of the present study was to characterize in rats, the acute effects on sleep induced by the administration of low doses of THC by means of vaporization of a specific type of Cannabis (THC 11.5% and negligible amounts of other cannabinoids). For this purpose, polysomnographic recordings in chronically prepared rats were performed during 6 h in the light and dark phases. Animals were treated with 0 (control), 40, 80 and 200 mg of Cannabis immediately before the beginning of recordings; the THC plasma concentrations with these doses were low (up to 6.7 ng/mL with 200 mg). A quantitative EEG analyses by means of the spectral power and coherence estimations was also performed for the highest Cannabis dose. Compared to control, 200 mg of Cannabis increased NREM sleep time during the light phase, but only during the first hour of recording. Interestingly, no changes on sleep were observed during the dark (active) phase or with lower doses of Cannabis. Cannabis 200 mg also produced EEG power reductions in different cortices, mainly for high frequency bands during W and REM sleep, but only during the light phase. On the contrary, a reduction in the sleep spindles intra-hemispheric coherence was observed during NREM sleep, but only during the dark phase. In conclusion, administration of low doses of THC by vaporization of a specific type of Cannabis produced a small increment of NREM sleep, but only during the light (resting) phase. This was accompanied by subtle modifications of high frequency bands power (during the light phase) and spindle coherence (during the dark phase), which are associated with cognitive processing. Our results reassure the importance of exploring the sleep-promoting properties of Cannabis.


Assuntos
Cannabis , Córtex Cerebral/fisiologia , Sono , Eletroencefalografia , Humanos , Sono REM , Volatilização
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Front Psychiatry ; 9: 766, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30705645

RESUMO

Cognitive processes are carried out during wakefulness by means of extensive interactions between cortical and subcortical areas. In psychiatric conditions, such as psychosis, these processes are altered. Interestingly, REM sleep where most dreams occurs, shares electrophysiological, pharmacological, and neurochemical features with psychosis. Because of this fact, REM sleep is considered a natural model of psychosis. Ketamine is a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist that at sub-anesthetic dose induces psychotomimetic-like effects in humans and animals, and is employed as a pharmacological model of psychosis. Oscillations in the gamma frequency band of the electroencephalogram (EEG), mainly at about 40 Hz, have been involved in cognitive functions. Hence, the present study was conducted to analyze the EEG low gamma (30-45 Hz) band power and coherence of the cat, in natural (REM sleep) and pharmacological (sub-anesthetic doses of ketamine) models of psychosis. These results were compared with the gamma activity during alert (AW) and quiet wakefulness (QW), as well as during non-REM (NREM) sleep. Five cats were chronically prepared for polysomnographic recordings, with electrodes in different cortical areas. Basal recordings were obtained and ketamine (5, 10, and 15 mg/kg, i.m.) was administrated. Gamma activity (power and coherence) was analyzed in the abovementioned conditions. Compared to wakefulness and NREM sleep, following ketamine administration gamma coherence decreased among all cortical regions studied; the same coherence profile was observed during REM sleep. On the contrary, gamma power was relatively high under ketamine, and similar to QW and REM sleep. We conclude that functional interactions between cortical areas in the gamma frequency band decrease in both experimental models of psychosis. This uncoupling of gamma frequency activity may be involved in the cognitive features shared by dreaming and psychosis.

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