title: Development of gerbil medial superior olive: integration of temporally delayed excitation and inhibition at physiological temperature.
abstract: The sensitivity of medial superior olive (MSO) neurons to tens of microsecond differences in interaural temporal delay (ITD) derives in part from their membrane electrical characteristics, kinetics and timing of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, and dendrite structure. However, maturation of these physiological and structural characteristics are little studied, especially in relationship to the onset of auditory experience. We showed, using brain slices at physiological temperature, that MSO neurons exhibited sensitivity to simulated temporally delayed (TD) EPSCs (simEPSC), injected through the recording electrode, by the initial phase of hearing onset at P10, and TD sensitivity was reduced by block of low threshold potassium channels. The spike generation mechanism matured between P10 and P16 to support TD sensitivity to adult-like excitatory stimuli (1-4 ms duration) by P14. IPSP duration was shorter at physiological temperature than reported for lower temperatures, was longer than EPSP duration at young ages, but approached the duration of EPSPs by P16, when hearing thresholds neared maturity. Dendrite branching became less complex over a more restricted time frame between P10 and P12. Because many physiological and structural properties approximated mature values between P14 and P16, we studied temporal integration of simEPSCs and IPSPs at P15. Only a narrow range of relative onset times (< 1 ms) yielded responses showing sensitivity to TD. We propose that shaping of excitatory circuitry to mediate TD sensitivity can begin before airborne sound is detectable, and that inhibitory inputs having suboptimal neural delays may then be pruned by cellular mechanisms activated by sensitivity to ITD.
authors: Sensory Neuroscience Research Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, One Medical Center Drive, PO Box 9303, Morgantown, WV 26506-9303, USA.
authors: Florin V
authors: FV
authors: Chirila
authors: Kevin C
authors: KC
authors: Rowland
authors: Jesse M
authors: JM
authors: Thompson
authors: George A
authors: GA
authors: Spirou
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D053444:Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D013016:Sound; D013017:Sound Localization / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004546:Elapid Venoms; C020273:dendrotoxin
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