2023
Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures
McCafferty C, Gruenbaum B, Tung R, Li J, Zheng X, Salvino P, Vincent P, Kratochvil Z, Ryu J, Khalaf A, Swift K, Akbari R, Islam W, Antwi P, Johnson E, Vitkovskiy P, Sampognaro J, Freedman I, Kundishora A, Depaulis A, David F, Crunelli V, Sanganahalli B, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 117. PMID: 36627270, PMCID: PMC9832004, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35535-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic neuronsAbsence seizuresSeizure onsetNeuronal firingConsciousness-impairing seizuresFemale rat modelLow-frequency electroencephalographic activityFunctional magnetic resonanceBehavioral arrestRat modelRhythmic firingTransient initial peakFiring increasesSeizuresNeuronal mechanismsElectroencephalographic activityNeuronsBrain state changesBrief episodesFiring decreasesInitial peakFiringMagnetic resonanceDistinct patternsOnset
2015
Decreased Subcortical Cholinergic Arousal in Focal Seizures
Motelow JE, Li W, Zhan Q, Mishra AM, Sachdev RN, Liu G, Gummadavelli A, Zayyad Z, Lee HS, Chu V, Andrews JP, Englot DJ, Herman P, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased Subcortical Cholinergic Arousal in Focal Seizures. Neuron 2015, 85: 561-572. PMID: 25654258, PMCID: PMC4319118, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe seizuresFocal temporal lobe seizuresReduced cholinergic neurotransmissionBilateral temporal lobesLoss of consciousnessPedunculopontine tegmental nucleusQuality of lifeBrainstem arousal systemsFunctional magnetic resonanceSeizure spreadCholinergic neuronsImpaired consciousnessFocal seizuresBasal forebrainAnterior hypothalamusCholinergic neurotransmissionTegmental nucleusLateral septumCortical functionRodent modelsTemporal lobeSubcortical regionsSeizuresImpair consciousnessSubcortical arousalRhythmic 3–4Hz discharge is insufficient to produce cortical BOLD fMRI decreases in generalized seizures
Youngblood MW, Chen WC, Mishra AM, Enamandram S, Sanganahalli BG, Motelow JE, Bai HX, Frohlich F, Gribizis A, Lighten A, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Rhythmic 3–4Hz discharge is insufficient to produce cortical BOLD fMRI decreases in generalized seizures. NeuroImage 2015, 109: 368-377. PMID: 25562830, PMCID: PMC4340775, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHz spike-wave dischargesSpike-wave dischargesFMRI decreasesSpike-wave seizuresAnimal modelsHuman patientsMagnetic resonance imaging studyTonic-clonic seizuresBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyHuman functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studiesGeneralized seizuresFerret modelCortical decreasesAbsence seizuresCortical developmentAnesthetic regimeSeizuresTransient episodesHuman seizuresImaging studiesPatientsBOLD fMRISimultaneous electroencephalography
2007
Negative BOLD with Large Increases in Neuronal Activity
Schridde U, Khubchandani M, Motelow JE, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Negative BOLD with Large Increases in Neuronal Activity. Cerebral Cortex 2007, 18: 1814-1827. PMID: 18063563, PMCID: PMC2790390, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhm208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowCerebral blood volumeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNegative BOLD signalsNeuronal activityBOLD signalLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingBOLD functional magnetic resonance imagingCerebral metabolic ratePositive BOLD signalMagnetic resonance imagingBlood flowNegative BOLDBlood volumeResonance imagingBrain regionsPathological conditionsNeuronal recordingsBrain activityFMRI signalsOxygen consumptionMetabolic rateMetabolic activitySeizures