Commissural functional topography of the inferior colliculus assessed in vitro.

Hear Res
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Abstract

The inferior colliculus (IC) receives ascending and descending information from several convergent neural sources. As such, exploring the neural pathways that converge in the IC is crucial to uncovering their multi-varied roles in the integration of auditory and other sensory information. Among these convergent pathways, the IC commissural connections represent an important route for the integration of bilateral information in the auditory system. Here, we describe the preparation and validation of a novel in vitro slice preparation for examining the functional topography and synaptic properties of the commissural and intrinsic projections in the IC of the mouse. This preparation, in combination with modern genetic approaches in the mouse, enables the specific examination of these pathways, which potentially can reveal cell-type specific processing channels in the auditory midbrain.

Year of Publication
2015
Journal
Hear Res
Volume
328
Pages
94-101
Date Published
2015 Oct
ISSN
1878-5891
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DOI
10.1016/j.heares.2015.08.011
PubMed ID
26319767
PubMed Central ID
PMC4582000
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R03 DC011361 / DC / NIDCD NIH HHS / United States
R03 DC 11361 / DC / NIDCD NIH HHS / United States