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Brain-wide neural dynamics of poststroke recovery induced by optogenetic stimulation.
Brain-wide neural dynamics of poststroke recovery induced by optogenetic stimulation. Science advances Vahdat, S., Pendharkar, A. V., Chiang, T., Harvey, S., Uchino, H., Cao, Z., Kim, A., Choy, M., Chen, H., Lee, H. J., Cheng, M. Y., Lee, J. H., Steinberg, G. K. 2021; 7 (33)Abstract
Poststroke optogenetic stimulations can promote functional recovery. However, the circuit mechanisms underlying recovery remain unclear. Elucidating key neural circuits involved in recovery will be invaluable for translating neuromodulation strategies after stroke. Here, we used optogenetic functional magnetic resonance imaging to map brain-wide neural circuit dynamics after stroke in mice treated with and without optogenetic excitatory neuronal stimulations in the ipsilesional primary motor cortex (iM1). We identified key sensorimotor circuits affected by stroke. iM1 stimulation treatment restored activation of the ipsilesional corticothalamic and corticocortical circuits, and the extent of activation was correlated with functional recovery. Furthermore, stimulated mice exhibited higher expression of axonal growth-associated protein 43 in the ipsilesional thalamus and showed increased Synaptophysin+/channelrhodopsin+ presynaptic axonal terminals in the corticothalamic circuit. Selective stimulation of the corticothalamic circuit was sufficient to improve functional recovery. Together, these findings suggest early involvement of corticothalamic circuit as an important mediator of poststroke recovery.
View details for DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abd9465
View details for PubMedID 34380610