Local orchestration of distributed functional patterns supporting loss and restoration of consciousness in the primate brain

© 2024. The Author(s)..

A central challenge of neuroscience is to elucidate how brain function supports consciousness. Here, we combine the specificity of focal deep brain stimulation with fMRI coverage of the entire cortex, in awake and anaesthetised non-human primates. During propofol, sevoflurane, or ketamine anaesthesia, and subsequent restoration of responsiveness by electrical stimulation of the central thalamus, we investigate how loss of consciousness impacts distributed patterns of structure-function organisation across scales. We report that distributed brain activity under anaesthesia is increasingly constrained by brain structure across scales, coinciding with anaesthetic-induced collapse of multiple dimensions of hierarchical cortical organisation. These distributed signatures are observed across different anaesthetics, and they are reversed by electrical stimulation of the central thalamus, coinciding with recovery of behavioural markers of arousal. No such effects were observed upon stimulating the ventral lateral thalamus, demonstrating specificity. Overall, we identify consistent distributed signatures of consciousness that are orchestrated by specific thalamic nuclei.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 11. März, Seite 2171

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Luppi, Andrea I [VerfasserIn]
Uhrig, Lynn [VerfasserIn]
Tasserie, Jordy [VerfasserIn]
Signorelli, Camilo M [VerfasserIn]
Stamatakis, Emmanuel A [VerfasserIn]
Destexhe, Alain [VerfasserIn]
Jarraya, Bechir [VerfasserIn]
Cofre, Rodrigo [VerfasserIn]

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Anesthetics
Journal Article
Propofol
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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-024-46382-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369523709