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  1. Article ; Online: GABA

    Javadova, Amina / Felmy, Felix

    The European journal of neuroscience

    2024  Volume 59, Issue 5, Page(s) 966–981

    Abstract: The dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (DNLL) is a GABAergic, reciprocally connected auditory brainstem structure that continues to develop postnatally in rodents. One key feature of the DNLL is the generation of a strong, prolonged, ionotropic, ... ...

    Abstract The dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (DNLL) is a GABAergic, reciprocally connected auditory brainstem structure that continues to develop postnatally in rodents. One key feature of the DNLL is the generation of a strong, prolonged, ionotropic, GABA
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Receptors, GABA-B ; Baclofen/pharmacology ; Gerbillinae ; Synaptic Transmission/physiology ; Receptors, GABA-A ; Potassium
    Chemical Substances Receptors, GABA-B ; Baclofen (H789N3FKE8) ; Receptors, GABA-A ; Potassium (RWP5GA015D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-05
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 645180-9
    ISSN 1460-9568 ; 0953-816X
    ISSN (online) 1460-9568
    ISSN 0953-816X
    DOI 10.1111/ejn.16246
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  2. Article: Encoding of Arousal and Physical Characteristics in Audible and Ultrasonic Vocalizations of Mongolian Gerbil Pups Testing Common Rules for Mammals.

    Silberstein, Yara / Felmy, Felix / Scheumann, Marina

    Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 16

    Abstract: In mammals, common rules for the encoding of arousal and physical characteristics of the sender are suggested based on a similar vocal production apparatus. In this study, we want to investigate to what extent vocalizations of developing Mongolian gerbil ...

    Abstract In mammals, common rules for the encoding of arousal and physical characteristics of the sender are suggested based on a similar vocal production apparatus. In this study, we want to investigate to what extent vocalizations of developing Mongolian gerbil pups fulfill these rules. We recorded vocalizations of 28 Mongolian gerbil pups in four developmental stages using a separation paradigm, suggested to induce different arousal levels. For low arousal, a pup was placed in an arena isolated from its siblings and parents; for high arousal, the pup was additionally stressed through the simulation of a predator. An unsupervised cluster analysis revealed three call types: ultrasonic (USV), audible vocalizations (ADV), and transitions between both (USV-ADV). The USV and USV-ADV rate showed an age-dependent decrease, contrasting an age-dependent increase for ADVs. Vocal correlates for the encoding of arousal were found for USVs and of physical characteristics for USVs and ADVs. However, the pattern of encoding these cues differed between call types and only partly confirmed the common rules suggested for mammals. Our results show that divergent encoding patterns do not only differ between species but also between call types within a species, indicating that coding rules can be shaped by socio-ecological factors or call type specific production mechanisms.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2606558-7
    ISSN 2076-2615
    ISSN 2076-2615
    DOI 10.3390/ani13162553
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  3. Article ; Online: Species-Specific Adaptation for Ongoing High-Frequency Action Potential Generation in MNTB Neurons.

    Kladisios, Nikolaos / Wicke, Kathrin D / Pätz-Warncke, Christina / Felmy, Felix

    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience

    2023  Volume 43, Issue 15, Page(s) 2714–2729

    Abstract: Comparative analysis of evolutionarily conserved neuronal circuits between phylogenetically distant mammals highlights the relevant mechanisms and specific adaptations to information processing. The medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) is a ... ...

    Abstract Comparative analysis of evolutionarily conserved neuronal circuits between phylogenetically distant mammals highlights the relevant mechanisms and specific adaptations to information processing. The medial nucleus of the trapezoid body (MNTB) is a conserved mammalian auditory brainstem nucleus relevant for temporal processing. While MNTB neurons have been extensively investigated, a comparative analysis of phylogenetically distant mammals and the spike generation is missing. To understand the suprathreshold precision and firing rate, we examined the membrane, voltage-gated ion channel and synaptic properties in
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Action Potentials/physiology ; Trapezoid Body/physiology ; Chiroptera ; Gerbillinae ; Neurons/physiology ; Auditory Pathways/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 604637-x
    ISSN 1529-2401 ; 0270-6474
    ISSN (online) 1529-2401
    ISSN 0270-6474
    DOI 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2320-22.2023
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  4. Article ; Online: Developmental profile of microglia distribution in nuclei of the superior olivary complex.

    Zacher, Alina C / Hohaus, Kiara / Felmy, Felix / Pätz-Warncke, Christina

    The Journal of comparative neurology

    2023  

    Abstract: In the brain, microglia are involved in immune responses and synaptic maturation. During early development, these cells invade the brain, proliferate, and morphologically mature to achieve coverage of the surrounding tissue with their fine processes. ... ...

    Abstract In the brain, microglia are involved in immune responses and synaptic maturation. During early development, these cells invade the brain, proliferate, and morphologically mature to achieve coverage of the surrounding tissue with their fine processes. Their developmental proliferation overlaps with the postnatal development of neuronal circuits. Within the superior olivary complex (SOC), an auditory brainstem structure, microglia, and their early postnatal development have been documented. A quantification over the full developmental profile of the arrangement and morphological changes in single microglia cells is missing. Here, we used immunofluorescence labeling to quantify their distribution, morphological changes, and coverage during early and late postnatal development in the SOC of Mongolian gerbils. Microglia distributed rather homogenously within each nucleus with a bias to the nucleus borders at postnatal day (P) 5 and more centrally in the nucleus in mature stages. We found a nucleus-specific transient increase in microglia cell number and density reaching its peak at P17 with a subsequent decline to P55 values. Length and branching of microglia protrusions increased especially after P12. The stronger ramification together with the increase in cell density allows coverage of the surrounding tissue from P5 to mature stages, despite the large developmental increase in nucleus size. The transient increase in density during synaptic refinement in SOC nuclei suggests that microglia are important during the pruning period, compensating for developmental increase in tissue volume, and that in mature stages their main function appears tissue surveillance.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3086-7
    ISSN 1096-9861 ; 0021-9967 ; 0092-7317
    ISSN (online) 1096-9861
    ISSN 0021-9967 ; 0092-7317
    DOI 10.1002/cne.25547
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  5. Article ; Online: Structural arrangement of auditory brainstem nuclei in the bats Phyllostomus discolor and Carollia perspicillata.

    Pätz, Christina / Console-Meyer, Laura / Felmy, Felix

    The Journal of comparative neurology

    2022  Volume 530, Issue 15, Page(s) 2762–2781

    Abstract: The structure of the mammalian auditory brainstem is evolutionarily highly plastic, and distinct nuclei arrange in a species-dependent manner. Such anatomical variability is present in the superior olivary complex (SOC) and the nuclei of the lateral ... ...

    Abstract The structure of the mammalian auditory brainstem is evolutionarily highly plastic, and distinct nuclei arrange in a species-dependent manner. Such anatomical variability is present in the superior olivary complex (SOC) and the nuclei of the lateral lemniscus (LL). Due to the structure-function relationship in the auditory brainstem, the identification of individual nuclei supports the understanding of sound processing. Here, we comparatively describe the nucleus arrangement and the expression of functional markers in the auditory brainstem of the two bat species Phyllostomus discolor and Carollia perspicillata. Using immunofluorescent labeling, we describe the arrangement and identity of the SOC and LL nuclei based on the expression of synaptic markers (vesicular glutamate transporter 1 and glycine transporter 2), calcium-binding proteins, as well as the voltage-gated ion channel subunits Kv1.1 and HCN1. The distribution of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic labeling appears similar between both species and matches with that of other mammals. The detection of calcium-binding proteins indicates species-dependent differences and deviations from other mammals. Kv1.1 and HCN1 show largely the same expression pattern in both species, which diverges from other mammals, indicating functional adaptations in the cellular physiology of bat neurons.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Auditory Pathways/physiology ; Brain Stem/metabolism ; Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Chiroptera/metabolism ; Inferior Colliculi/metabolism ; Olivary Nucleus/metabolism ; Superior Olivary Complex
    Chemical Substances Calcium-Binding Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3086-7
    ISSN 1096-9861 ; 0021-9967 ; 0092-7317
    ISSN (online) 1096-9861
    ISSN 0021-9967 ; 0092-7317
    DOI 10.1002/cne.25355
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  6. Article ; Online: Neuronal morphology and synaptic input patterns of neurons in the intermediate nucleus of the lateral lemniscus of gerbils.

    Wicke, Kathrin D / Oppe, Leon / Geese, Carla / Sternberg, Anna K / Felmy, Felix

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 14182

    Abstract: The lateral lemniscus encompasses processing stages for binaural hearing, suppressing spurious frequencies and frequency integration. Within the lemniscal fibres three nuclei can be identified, termed after their location as dorsal, intermediate and ... ...

    Abstract The lateral lemniscus encompasses processing stages for binaural hearing, suppressing spurious frequencies and frequency integration. Within the lemniscal fibres three nuclei can be identified, termed after their location as dorsal, intermediate and ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus (DNLL, INLL and VNLL). While the DNLL and VNLL have been functionally and anatomically characterized, less is known about INLL neurons. Here, we quantitatively describe the morphology, the cellular orientation and distribution of synaptic contact sites along dendrites in mature Mongolian gerbils. INLL neurons are largely non-inhibitory and morphologically heterogeneous with an overall perpendicular orientation regarding the lemniscal fibers. Dendritic ranges are heterogeneous and can extend beyond the nucleus border. INLL neurons receive VGluT1/2 containing glutamatergic and a mix of GABA- and glycinergic inputs distributed over the entire dendrite. Input counts suggest that numbers of excitatory exceed the inhibitory contact sites. Axonal projections indicate connectivity to ascending and descending auditory structures. Our data show that INLL neurons form a morphologically heterogeneous continuum and incoming auditory information is processed on thin dendrites of various length and biased to perpendicular orientation. Together with the different axonal projection patterns, this indicates that the INLL is a highly complex structure that might hold many unexplored auditory functions.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gerbillinae ; Neurons ; Cell Nucleus ; Auditory Pathways ; Axons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-41180-8
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  7. Article ; Online: Timing and precision of rattlesnake spinal motoneurons are determined by the KV7

    Bothe, Maximilian S / Kohl, Tobias / Felmy, Felix / Gallant, Jason / Chagnaud, Boris P

    Current biology : CB

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 286–297.e5

    Abstract: The evolution of novel motor behaviors requires modifications in the central pattern generators (CPGs) controlling muscle activity. How such changes gradually lead to novel behaviors remains enigmatic due to the long time course of evolution. ... ...

    Abstract The evolution of novel motor behaviors requires modifications in the central pattern generators (CPGs) controlling muscle activity. How such changes gradually lead to novel behaviors remains enigmatic due to the long time course of evolution. Rattlesnakes provide a unique opportunity to investigate how a locomotor CPG was evolutionarily modified to generate a novel behavior-in this case, acoustic signaling. We show that motoneurons (MNs) in the body and tail spinal cord of rattlesnakes possess fundamentally different physiological characteristics, which allow MNs in the tail to integrate and transmit CPG output for controlling superfast muscles with high temporal precision. Using patch-clamp electrophysiology, we demonstrate that these differences in locomotor and rattle MNs are mainly determined by KV7
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Crotalus ; Potassium Channels ; Locomotion/physiology ; Motor Neurons/physiology ; Spinal Cord/physiology
    Chemical Substances Potassium Channels
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Video-Audio Media ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1071731-6
    ISSN 1879-0445 ; 0960-9822
    ISSN (online) 1879-0445
    ISSN 0960-9822
    DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.062
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  8. Article: Minimal Number of Required Inputs for Temporally Precise Action Potential Generation in Auditory Brainstem Nuclei.

    Kladisios, Nikolaos / Fischer, Linda / Felmy, Felix

    Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

    2020  Volume 14, Page(s) 592213

    Abstract: The auditory system relies on temporal precise information transfer, requiring an interplay of synchronously activated inputs and rapid postsynaptic integration. During late postnatal development synaptic, biophysical, and morphological features change ... ...

    Abstract The auditory system relies on temporal precise information transfer, requiring an interplay of synchronously activated inputs and rapid postsynaptic integration. During late postnatal development synaptic, biophysical, and morphological features change to enable mature auditory neurons to perform their appropriate function. How the number of minimal required input fibers and the relevant EPSC time course integrated for action potential generation changes during late postnatal development is unclear. To answer these questions, we used
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-05
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452963-1
    ISSN 1662-5102
    ISSN 1662-5102
    DOI 10.3389/fncel.2020.592213
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  9. Article ; Online: Quantification of Hydrogen Isotopes Utilizing Raman Spectroscopy Paired with Chemometric Analysis for Application across Multiple Systems.

    Felmy, Heather M / Cox, Richard M / Espley, Alyssa F / Campbell, Emily L / Kersten, Bethany R / Lackey, Hope E / Branch, Shirmir D / Bryan, Samuel A / Lines, Amanda M

    Analytical chemistry

    2024  

    Abstract: Online and real-time analysis of a chemical process is a major analytical challenge that can drastically change the way the chemical industry or chemical research operates. ... ...

    Abstract Online and real-time analysis of a chemical process is a major analytical challenge that can drastically change the way the chemical industry or chemical research operates. With
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1508-8
    ISSN 1520-6882 ; 0003-2700
    ISSN (online) 1520-6882
    ISSN 0003-2700
    DOI 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00802
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  10. Article ; Online: Ambient noise exposure induces long-term adaptations in adult brainstem neurons.

    Siveke, Ida / Myoga, Mike H / Grothe, Benedikt / Felmy, Felix

    Scientific reports

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 5139

    Abstract: To counterbalance long-term environmental changes, neuronal circuits adapt the processing of sensory information. In the auditory system, ongoing background noise drives long-lasting adaptive mechanism in binaural coincidence detector neurons in the ... ...

    Abstract To counterbalance long-term environmental changes, neuronal circuits adapt the processing of sensory information. In the auditory system, ongoing background noise drives long-lasting adaptive mechanism in binaural coincidence detector neurons in the superior olive. However, the compensatory cellular mechanisms of the binaural neurons in the medial superior olive (MSO) to long-term background changes are unexplored. Here we investigated the cellular properties of MSO neurons during long-lasting adaptations induced by moderate omnidirectional noise exposure. After noise exposure, the input resistance of MSO neurons of mature Mongolian gerbils was reduced, likely due to an upregulation of hyperpolarisation-activated cation and low voltage-activated potassium currents. Functionally, the long-lasting adaptations increased the action potential current threshold and facilitated high frequency output generation. Noise exposure accelerated the occurrence of spontaneous postsynaptic currents. Together, our data suggest that cellular adaptations in coincidence detector neurons of the MSO to continuous noise exposure likely increase the sensitivity to differences in sound pressure levels.
    MeSH term(s) Acoustic Stimulation ; Action Potentials/physiology ; Adaptation, Physiological/physiology ; Animals ; Auditory Pathways/physiology ; Brain Stem/physiology ; Gerbillinae/physiology ; Neurons/physiology ; Noise/adverse effects ; Superior Olivary Complex/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-84230-9
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