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Deciphering laminar-specific neural inputs with line-scanning fMRI

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Using a line-scanning method during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we obtained high temporal (50-ms) and spatial (50-μm) resolution information along the cortical thickness and showed that the laminar position of fMRI onset coincides with distinct neural inputs in rat somatosensory and motor cortices. This laminar-specific fMRI onset allowed us to identify the neural inputs underlying ipsilateral fMRI activation in the barrel cortex due to peripheral denervation-induced plasticity.

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Figure 1: Characterization of the line-scanning fMRI method in rat somatosensory and motor cortex.
Figure 2: Mapping the inputs into the barrel cortex (BC) in a rat model of cortical plasticity.

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This research was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the US National Institutes of Health–NINDS. We thank K. Sharer and N. Bouraoud for technical support.

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    Xin Yu, Chunqi Qian, Der-yow Chen, Stephen J Dodd & Alan P Koretsky

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X.Y. and A.P.K. conceived of the line-scanning strategy and designed experiments. X.Y. established the line-scanning method, performed experiments and analyzed the data. C.Q. and D.-y.C. performed blind experiments on the MEMRI tracing and line-scanning fMRI of the plasticity model. S.J.D. provided magnetic resonance technical support and IDL (Interactive Data Language) analytical tools. X.Y. and A.P.K. wrote the paper.

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Yu, X., Qian, C., Chen, Dy. et al. Deciphering laminar-specific neural inputs with line-scanning fMRI. Nat Methods 11, 55–58 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2730

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