title: From circuit motifs to computations: mapping the behavioral repertoire of cortical interneurons.
abstract: The exquisite architecture of cortex incorporates a myriad of inhibitory interneuron types. Until recently, the dearth of techniques for cell type identification in awake animals has made it difficult to link interneuron activity with circuit function, computation and behavior. This situation has changed dramatically in recent years with the advent of novel tools for targeting genetically distinct interneuron types so their activity can be observed and manipulated. The association of different interneuron subtypes with specific circuit functions, such as gain modulation or disinhibition, is starting to reveal canonical circuit motifs conserved across neocortical regions. Moreover, it appears that some interneuron types are recruited at specific behavioral events and likely control the flow of information among and within brain areas at behavioral time scales. Based on these results we propose that interneuron function goes beyond network coordination and interneurons should be viewed as integral elements of cortical computations serving behavior.
authors: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA; Laboratory of Cerebral Cortex Research, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 43. Szigony Street, Budapest, H-1083, Hungary.
authors: Balázs
authors: B
authors: Hangya
authors: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA.
authors: Hyun-Jae
authors: HJ
authors: Pi
authors: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA.
authors: Duda
authors: D
authors: Kvitsiani
authors: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA.
authors: Sachin P
authors: SP
authors: Ranade
authors: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA. Electronic address: kepecs@cshl.edu.
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Kepecs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology*; D007395:Interneurons / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000166:cytology*