Evoked prefrontal gamma oscillation by hippocampal train stimulation in anesthetized rats

Neurosci Lett. 2003 May 29;343(1):53-6. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3940(03)00331-8.

Abstract

We previously reported a difference in short-term synaptic plasticity between the rat posterior dorsal CA1 (pdCA1)-prefrontal cortex (PFC) and ventral CA1 (vCA1)-PFC pathways. Here, to determine the effects of hippocampal train stimulation on the local field potential in the medial PFC, we recorded the PFC field potential with brief 250-Hz train stimulation (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 pulses) of pdCA1 or vCA1 in anesthetized rats. Analysis of the gamma-band (40-100 Hz) power revealed stimulation-evoked gamma oscillation in the pdCA1-PFC, but not in the vCA1-PFC. These results indicate that these pathways have different responses to train stimulation. The function of the pdCA1-PFC may differ from that of the vCA1-PFC, a well-known hippocampus-PFC pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia
  • Animals
  • Electric Stimulation / methods
  • Electroencephalography / classification
  • Electroencephalography / methods
  • Evoked Potentials / physiology*
  • Hippocampus / physiology*
  • Male
  • Neural Pathways / physiology*
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Periodicity
  • Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Synapses / physiology