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Granular vs agranular cortex

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Graunlar- primary sensory areas (IV)

A granular- v1, frontal cortex, EC (no IV)

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Pathway from whiskers to barrel cortex in mouse

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Whiskers
Trigeminal nerve
Brainstem
Spinal/principal trig nerve
Thalamus
Posterior medial/ ventral posterior
Barrel cortex

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Layers of cortex

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1- inhibitory neurons (from thalamus)
2- pyramidal cells
3- pyramidal cells- exciaitory project to other areas
4- Stellate cells
5- excitatory project to other subcortical area. Synapse with later 1
6- project to thalamus and other areas

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Trisynaptic pathway

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Ec-dg- hippocampus - ca3 - ca1- hippocampus

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Characteristics of excitatory neurons

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Glu
Pyramidal cells in layers 3+5 of cortex
Some found in layers 2/6 pyramidal or stellate cells
Project to other cortical columns and subcortical nuclei

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Characteristics of inhibitory neurons

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Gaba
All cortical areas
Usually local circuit but some long-range gabergic projections

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Origins of inhibitory interneurons

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Medial ganglionic eminence
Caudal ganglionic eminence

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What are the post synaptic targets of interneurons

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Perisomas- synapse with soma or axon of pyramidal cells
Dendrites- synapse with basal or distal dendrites of pyramidal
Interneurons- inhibit other interneurons

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Function of perisomes

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Control whether pyramidal cell fires

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Dendrite function

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Control which inputs are activated

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Interneurons function

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Mediate disinhibition of excitatory input neurons

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Markers of interneurons subtype

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Pv- basket, fast spiking perisomatic, axo-axonic, chandelier
Sst- olm, martinotti
Sht/vip- other interneurons

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How are pyramidal cells heterogeneous

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Don’t fockin know

Different morphologies (pyramidal)

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What are pv cells

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Fast spiking interneurons - generating Rythmic activity and inhibit pyramidal cells

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Sst function

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Selecting inputs to pyramidal and vip (vasoactive intestinal peptide) neurons

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What are neuroglia cells

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Not electrically excitable non-neuronal cells of nervous system that unify the reticular and neuronal theories of brain organisation (supporting cells or nervous system)

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What glia are part of cns

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Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes

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What glia are pns

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Schwann
Satellite
Enteric glial cells

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What are ng2 cells

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Cns projector cells of oligods

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Functions of astrocytes

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Aids In formation of blood brain barrier
Cns tissue fluid composition regulation and metabolic support of neurons
Structural support and organisation of cns
Repair processes replace damaged neurons
Assist with neuronal development

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Function of oligods

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Myelinate cns Axons
Target of autoimmune attack
Has specific myelin proteins (plp, dm20,mbp)

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Function of microglia

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Synaptic modification
Phagocytose weak synapses after injury or during development
Immune cell of brain
Mediate synaptic pruning

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How do microglia contribute to synaptic plasticity

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Release insulin-like growth factor 1 and BDNF.

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How do microglia function in immunity

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After tissue damage DAMPS are released which are neurotoxins
Also release inflammatory products e.g TGFb IKL6 IKL10

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What are radial glia
Made before neurogenesis and guide neuronal migration. They become astricytes or dissapear after migration
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Order of neuron/glia development
Neural stem cells- radial glia- neurogenesis (neurons)1 glial progenitor cells- astricytes and oligods
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What are nIPCS
Differentiate into radial glia to contribute to neurogenesis. They take on characteristics of astrocytes e.g expression of glu transporters. Glycogen granules and intermediate fillanents
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Origins of glial cells
Astrocytes and oligods and ependymal - ectoderm Microglia - mesoderm (from yolk sac development)
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Main functions of glia
Surround neurons to hold them in place Supply nutrients and oxygen to neurons Insulate one neuron from another Destroy or remove carcasses of dead neurons
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How to glia effect synapses
Without glia there would be no synapses Modulate LTP using d-serine
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Functions of Astrocyte secretory factors
Tsp- silent synapses Hevin (and sparc)- both are needed to make a synapse Tgfbeta1 and d-serine- promotes excitatory synapses and some inhibitory
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Astrocyte communication
Communicate via Ca waves When cell stimulated longer there is more ca released into field Astrocytes are able to propitiate cellular signals as waves of intracellular ca changes- speak from one Astrocyte to another Ca waves influence activity of adjacent neurons and modulate synaptic transmission After Astrocyte ca wave passes a neuron it responds with its own rise in ca
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Role of d-serine
Co agonist for NMDAR Release from astrocytes and binds to synaptic NMDAR containing glun1/2a subunit when prestnaptic neuron releases glu
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What are tanycytes
Specialised , non ciliated emendymal cells (type of astroglia) During perinatal period some radial glia can become tanycytes Act as a selective barrier and Carrier Involved in reproduction and metabolism
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Location of tanycytes
Cvo of brain and Vasolateral walls of 3rd ventricle And median eminence (cvo)
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What is the median eminence
Circumventeucular organ controlling excess of blood borne molecules - forms the floor of the 3rd ventricle in hypothalamus Allows for communication between neural tissue, periphery, blood and csf
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What’s important about the fenestrated endothelium of the ME
Molecules like hormones and nutrients can enter the brain freely through it
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Purpose of blood brain barrier
Protects brain from external agents in blood
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How are tanycytes carriers?
They carry/ transport leptin into the csf because tanycytes in the ME have tight junctions which would stop them from passing freely
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What is leptin
Hormone that acts within hypothalamus to suppress food intake and decrease body adiposity It also alters/ improves cog functions by acting with other brain areas
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Where can hormones be transported without tanycytes
Me-csf barrier made of b-tanycytes on the lateral side do not have tight junctions so hormones can pass freely. Also through fenestrations to teach ME
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How is diffusion efficient in the ME
Csf moves due to ciliated ependyma that beat rythmicalky. Tanycytes don’t have cilia so move slowly which creates a gradient between csf and third ventricle
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What are metabolites
Micro molecules for cellular functions like energy stimulation
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How do tanycytes sense glucose
Tanycytes have glu 1 and 2 receptors and all machenry to perform glycolysis to sense variation of glucose in csf
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What happens when tanycytes detect glucose
Increase in intra ca and ATP and lactate This activates nearby neurons to regulate feeding behaviour
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Why is it important that tanycytes respond to lactate
Breakdown of glucose into lactate . Some neurons involved in feeing behaviour can’t process glucose directly so rely on tanycytes to change info into ATP or lactate
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Hpg axis
Gnrh neurons in hypothalamus- Medial eminence (release gnrh)- Stim gonadotropin In a.pituitary- Lh and fsh release- Follicular maturation in ovary- Secrete estridiol
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Sema7a function
Secreted by tanycytes and regulates morphological plasticity of the ME of adult females Blocks gnrh neuron to pericapillary space by allowing tabycytes to grow end feet
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Proestrous stage and sema7
The end feet retract so gnrh terminals can reach pericapillary space . Estrogen during proestrous stage promotes sema7 release from fenestrated epithelium of ME
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Sema7 during diestrus stage
High oestrogen levels cause Sema7 acts directly on gnrh terminals to induce retraction of end feet from pc space and promote growth of gnrh neuroendocrine axons towards pc space At this stage low oestrogen promotes sema7 by tanycytes which causes growth of end feet
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Hpt axis
Trh found in paraventrucular nucleus of hypothalamus - Project to ME- Release trh Thyroid cells in a.pituitary cause Tsh secretion- Thyroid produce T4 Negative feedback
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Role of dio2
Make inactive T4 into active T3 Most expression in astrocytes and tabycytes
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How is tanycyte end feet modulated in ME
Tanycytes are activated by TRH via gaq pathway

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