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Article: BOLD temporal dynamics of rat superior colliculus and lateral geniculate nucleus following short duration visual stimulation

TitleBOLD temporal dynamics of rat superior colliculus and lateral geniculate nucleus following short duration visual stimulation
Authors
KeywordsMonocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticle
Blood oxygenation
Brain blood vessel
Brain cortex
Functional magnetic resonance imaging
Issue Date2011
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
Citation
Plos One, 2011, v. 6 n. 4 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The superior colliculus (SC) and lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) are important subcortical structures for vision. Much of our understanding of vision was obtained using invasive and small field of view (FOV) techniques. In this study, we use non-invasive, large FOV blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI to measure the SC and LGN's response temporal dynamics following short duration (1 s) visual stimulation. Methodology/Principal Findings: Experiments are performed at 7 tesla on Sprague Dawley rats stimulated in one eye with flashing light. Gradient-echo and spin-echo sequences are used to provide complementary information. An anatomical image is acquired from one rat after injection of monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles (MION), a blood vessel contrast agent. BOLD responses are concentrated in the contralateral SC and LGN. The SC BOLD signal measured with gradient-echo rises to 50% of maximum amplitude (PEAK) 0.2±0.2 s before the LGN signal (p<0.05). The LGN signal returns to 50% of PEAK 1.4±1.2 s before the SC signal (p<0.05). These results indicate the SC signal rises faster than the LGN signal but settles slower. Spin-echo results support these findings. The post-MION image shows the SC and LGN lie beneath large blood vessels. This subcortical vasculature is similar to that in the cortex, which also lies beneath large vessels. The LGN lies closer to the large vessels than much of the SC. Conclusions/Significance: The differences in response timing between SC and LGN are very similar to those between deep and shallow cortical layers following electrical stimulation, which are related to depth-dependent blood vessel dilation rates. This combined with the similarities in vasculature between subcortex and cortex suggest the SC and LGN timing differences are also related to depth-dependent dilation rates. This study shows for the first time that BOLD responses in the rat SC and LGN following short duration visual stimulation are temporally different. © 2011 Lau et al.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135089
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2021 Impact Factor: 3.752
2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.990
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Hong Kong Research Grants CouncilGRF HKU 7793/08M
GRF HKU 7808/09 M
Funding Information:

This work was supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (GRF HKU 7793/08M and GRF HKU 7808/09 M; http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/index.htm). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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dc.contributor.authorZhou, IYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, MMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, EXen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-27T01:28:13Z-
dc.date.available2011-07-27T01:28:13Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationPlos One, 2011, v. 6 n. 4en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/135089-
dc.description.abstractBackground: The superior colliculus (SC) and lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) are important subcortical structures for vision. Much of our understanding of vision was obtained using invasive and small field of view (FOV) techniques. In this study, we use non-invasive, large FOV blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI to measure the SC and LGN's response temporal dynamics following short duration (1 s) visual stimulation. Methodology/Principal Findings: Experiments are performed at 7 tesla on Sprague Dawley rats stimulated in one eye with flashing light. Gradient-echo and spin-echo sequences are used to provide complementary information. An anatomical image is acquired from one rat after injection of monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticles (MION), a blood vessel contrast agent. BOLD responses are concentrated in the contralateral SC and LGN. The SC BOLD signal measured with gradient-echo rises to 50% of maximum amplitude (PEAK) 0.2±0.2 s before the LGN signal (p<0.05). The LGN signal returns to 50% of PEAK 1.4±1.2 s before the SC signal (p<0.05). These results indicate the SC signal rises faster than the LGN signal but settles slower. Spin-echo results support these findings. The post-MION image shows the SC and LGN lie beneath large blood vessels. This subcortical vasculature is similar to that in the cortex, which also lies beneath large vessels. The LGN lies closer to the large vessels than much of the SC. Conclusions/Significance: The differences in response timing between SC and LGN are very similar to those between deep and shallow cortical layers following electrical stimulation, which are related to depth-dependent blood vessel dilation rates. This combined with the similarities in vasculature between subcortex and cortex suggest the SC and LGN timing differences are also related to depth-dependent dilation rates. This study shows for the first time that BOLD responses in the rat SC and LGN following short duration visual stimulation are temporally different. © 2011 Lau et al.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.actionen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONEen_HK
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectMonocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticle-
dc.subjectBlood oxygenation-
dc.subjectBrain blood vessel-
dc.subjectBrain cortex-
dc.subjectFunctional magnetic resonance imaging-
dc.titleBOLD temporal dynamics of rat superior colliculus and lateral geniculate nucleus following short duration visual stimulationen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1932-6203&volume=6&issue=4, article no. e18914&spage=&epage=&date=2011&atitle=BOLD+temporal+dynamics+of+rat+superior+colliculus+and+lateral+geniculate+nucleus+following+short+duration+visual+stimulation-
dc.identifier.emailZhou, IY: izhou@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0018914en_HK
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