Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 74, Issue 1 96-112, Copyright © 1995 by APS

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Comparison of evoked potentials and high-frequency (gamma-band) oscillating potentials in rat auditory cortex

M. N. Franowicz and D. S. Barth
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0345, USA.

1. Transient and steady-state (40 Hz) evoked potentials, as well as spontaneous and click-evoked gamma-band oscillations, were recorded from 15 lightly anesthetized rats using an 8 x 8 electrode epipial array covering auditory cortex and adjacent areas to determine and compare the spatiotemporal distributions of these four phenomena. 2. The transient evoked response replicated earlier findings in our laboratory, consisting of an initial biphasic sharp wave in area 41, a similar but delayed biphasic sharp wave in area 36, and more widely distributed slow-wave components. Spatiotemporal analysis supported a model of parallel and asynchronous activation of distinct groups of thalamocortical projections underlying the neurogenesis of these temporal components of the middle-latency auditory evoked potential (MAEP) complex. 3. The 40-Hz response to click trains was superimposed on a steady potential shift (SP), both of which were localized within primary auditory cortex. Epipial distributions of the SP were similar to those of the shortest-latency negative peak in area 41 recorded in the same animals, suggesting similar neural generators. The 40-Hz response was more focal and dissimilar from the SP and any other temporal components of the MAEP complex, suggesting that a unique subpopulation of cells underlies its neurogenesis. 4. Spontaneous gamma-band activity, as assessed by power spectrum analysis, was localized to primary and secondary auditory cortex but had a variable distribution between rats that did not conform to the cytoarchitectonic boundaries within subdivisions of this region. Digital movies computed for individual bursts of gamma-activity indicated a high degree of spatiotemporal variability within and between bursts. 5. Single-trial spectral analysis of click responses indicated an inhibition of gamma-band oscillations during most of the MAEP complex, with subsequent enhanced gamma-activity during the 300- to 350-ms slow-wave component that outlasted the MAEP by approximately 500 ms. The epipial distributions of prestimulus and enhanced poststimulus gamma-oscillations were the same. In contrast to the 40-Hz response to click trains, phase-locking of gamma-oscillations by the single click stimulus was not observed. 6. These results suggest that both the MAEP complex and the steady-state 40-Hz response with its associated SP are highly stereotyped in lightly anesthetized rodent cortex. Their spatiotemporal distributions are probably determined in large part by asynchronous activation of parallel thalamocortical projection systems. Our data suggest no direct link between either the MAEP or the steady-state 40-Hz response to spontaneous or evoked gamma-band oscillations in auditory cortex.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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