Change detection by thalamic reticular neurons.
The thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) is thought to function in the attentional searchlight. We analyzed the detection of deviant acoustic stimuli by TRN neurons and the consequences of deviance detection on the TRN target, the medial geniculate body (MGB) of the rat. TRN neurons responded more strongly to pure-tone stimuli presented as deviant stimuli (low appearance probability) than those presented as standard stimuli (high probability) (deviance-detection index = 0.321). MGB neurons also showed deviance detection in this procedure, albeit to a smaller extent (deviance-detection index = 0.154). TRN neuron deviance detection either enhanced (14 neurons) or suppressed (27 neurons) MGB neuronal responses to a probe stimulus. Both effects were neutralized by inactivation of the auditory TRN. Deviance modulation effects were cross-modal. Deviance detection probably causes TRN neurons to transiently deactivate surrounding TRN neurons in response to a fresh stimulus, altering auditory thalamus responses and inducing attention shift.
Yu
Xiong-Jie
XJ
CAS-Hong Kong Joint Research Laboratory for Visuo-Auditory Integration, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xu
Xin-Xiu
XX
He
Shigang
S
He
Jufang
J
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000200:Action Potentials; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011336:Probability; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017603:Signal Detection, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology*; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*
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