Familiarity with a Vocal Category Biases the Compartmental Expression of "Arc/Arg3.1" in Core Auditory Cortex

Autor/inn/en	Ivanova, Tamara N.; Gross, Christina; Mappus, Rudolph C.; Kwon, Yong Jun; Bassell, Gary J.; Liu, Robert C.
Titel	Familiarity with a Vocal Category Biases the Compartmental Expression of "Arc/Arg3.1" in Core Auditory Cortex
Quelle	In: Learning & Memory, 24 (2017) 12, S.612-621 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0502
DOI	10.1101/lm.046086.117
Schlagwörter	Brain Hemisphere Functions; Animals; Auditory Stimuli; Genetics; Memory; Interpersonal Communication; Familiarity; Auditory Perception; Mothers; Georgia (Atlanta) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Auditive Stimulation; Humangenetik; Gedächtnis; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Mother; Mutter
Abstract	Learning to recognize a stimulus category requires experience with its many natural variations. However, the mechanisms that allow a category's sensorineural representation to be updated after experiencing new exemplars are not well understood, particularly at the molecular level. Here we investigate how a natural vocal category induces expression in the auditory system of a key synaptic plasticity effector immediate early gene, "Arc/Arg3.1," which is required for memory consolidation. We use the ultrasonic communication system between mouse pups and adult females to study whether prior familiarity with pup vocalizations alters how Arc is engaged in the core auditory cortex after playback of novel exemplars from the pup vocal category. A computerized, 3D surface-assisted cellular compartmental analysis, validated against manual cell counts, demonstrates significant changes in the recruitment of neurons expressing Arc in pup-experienced animals (mothers and virgin females "cocaring" for pups) compared with pup-inexperienced animals (pup-naïve virgins), especially when listening to more familiar, natural calls compared to less familiar but similarly recognized tonal model calls. Our data support the hypothesis that the kinetics of Arc induction to refine cortical representations of sensory categories is sensitive to the familiarity of the sensory experience. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01