How coupled slow oscillations, spindles and ripples coordinate neuronal processing and communication during human sleep

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Learning and plasticity rely on fine-tuned regulation of neuronal circuits during offline periods. An unresolved puzzle is how the sleeping brain, in the absence of external stimulation or conscious effort, coordinates neuronal firing rates (FRs) and communication within and across circuits to support synaptic and systems consolidation. Using intracranial electroencephalography combined with multiunit activity recordings from the human hippocampus and surrounding medial temporal lobe (MTL) areas, we show that, governed by slow oscillation (SO) up-states, sleep spindles set a timeframe for ripples to occur. This sequential coupling leads to a stepwise increase in (1) neuronal FRs, (2) short-latency cross-correlations among local neuronal assemblies and (3) cross-regional MTL interactions. Triggered by SOs and spindles, ripples thus establish optimal conditions for spike-timing-dependent plasticity and systems consolidation. These results unveil how the sequential coupling of specific sleep rhythms orchestrates neuronal processing and communication during human sleep.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

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Nature neuroscience - 26(2023), 8 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 1429-1437

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Staresina, Bernhard P [VerfasserIn]
Niediek, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Borger, Valeri [VerfasserIn]
Surges, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
Mormann, Florian [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 07.08.2023

Date Revised 13.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41593-023-01381-w

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NLM359309151