{"title":"Gender-related variation expressions of neuroplastin TRAF6, GluA1, GABA(A) receptor, and PMCA in cortex, hippocampus, and brainstem in an experimental epilepsy model.","authors":"Züleyha Doğanyiğit, Aslı Okan, Seher Yılmaz, A Cihangir Uğuz, Enes Akyüz","doi":"10.1002/syn.22289","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syn.22289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epileptic seizures are seen as a result of changing excitability balance depending on the deterioration in synaptic plasticity in the brain. Neuroplastin, and its related molecules which are known to play a role in synaptic plasticity, neurotransmitter activities that provide balance of excitability and, different neurological diseases, have not been studied before in epilepsy. In this study, a total of 34 Sprague-Dawley male and female rats, 2 months old, weighing 250-300 g were used. The epilepsy model in rats was made via pentylenetetrazole (PTZ). After the completion of the experimental procedure, the brain tissue of the rats were taken and the histopathological changes in the hippocampus and cortex parts and the brain stem were investigated, as well as the immunoreactivity of the proteins related to the immunohistochemical methods. As a result of the histopathological evaluation, it was determined that neuron degeneration and the number of dilated blood vessels in the hippocampus, frontal cortex, and brain stem were higher in the PTZ status epilepticus (SE) groups than in the control groups. It was observed that neuroplastin and related proteins TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), Gamma amino butyric acid type A receptors [(GABA(A)], and plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase (PMCA) protein immunoreactivity levels increased especially in the male hippocampus, and only AMPA receptor subunit type 1 (GluA1) immunoreactivity decreased, unlike other proteins. We believe this may be caused by a problem in the mechanisms regulating the interaction of neuroplastin and GluA1 and may cause problems in synaptic plasticity in the experimental epilepsy model. It may be useful to elucidate this mechanism and target GluA1 when determining treatment strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"78 2","pages":"e22289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140022656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Liproxstatin-1 alleviates ferroptosis in sevoflurane anesthesia-induced cognitive deficits of aged mice: The role oxidative stress","authors":"Shunyuan Li, Yingle Chen, Yingmei Wang, Xianmei Zhong, Xiaoquan Yu, Zhenming Kang, Yangyi Li","doi":"10.1002/syn.22286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.22286","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we aimed to validate the hypothesis that the interplay between sevoflurane, oxidative stress and ferroptosis is crucial for the pathogenesis of sevoflurane-induced cognitive impairment in aged individuals. The mice with sevoflurane-induced cognitive impairment were used to explore the effects of sevoflurane on oxidative stress, iron homeostasis, and cognitive function in aged mice. Iron content and oxidative stress markers were analyzed in hippocampal tissue homogenates using specific assays. Additionally, the levels of iron death-related markers (Fth1 and Gpx4) were assessed by real-time PCR and Western blotting. Morris Water Maze and novel object recognition (NOR) tests were conducted to evaluate cognitive function. Sevoflurane exposure in aged mice resulted in a significant increase in iron overloading in the hippocampus, followed by a subsequent stabilization. Oxidative stress levels were elevated in the hippocampal tissue of sevoflurane-exposed mice, and a significant correlation was observed between iron death and oxidative stress. Liproxstatin-1, a ferroptosis inhibitor, effectively ameliorated the decline in memory and learning abilities induced by sevoflurane anesthesia. Liproxstatin-1 treatment reduced iron overload and oxidative stress in the hippocampal tissue of aged mice. The expression of Fth1 and Gpx4, iron death-related markers, was downregulated following Liproxstatin-1 intervention. Our findings suggest that sevoflurane anesthesia disrupts iron homeostasis, leading to increased oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in aged mice. These results highlight the potential of targeting iron-mediated processes to mitigate sevoflurane-induced cognitive impairment in the aging population.","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"269 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139475917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors induce long-term synaptic enhancement in the dorsal but not ventral hippocampus","authors":"Giota Tsotsokou, Vasiliki Kouri, Costas Papatheodoropoulos","doi":"10.1002/syn.22285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.22285","url":null,"abstract":"Agents that positively modulate the activity of α7nAChRs are used as cognitive enhancers and for the treatment of hippocampus-dependent functional decline. However, it is not known whether the expression and the effects of α7nAChRs apply to the entire longitudinal axis of the hippocampus equally. Given that cholinergic system-involving hippocampal functions are not equally distributed along the hippocampus, we comparatively examined the expression and the effects of α7nAChRs on excitatory synaptic transmission between the dorsal and the ventral hippocampal slices from adult rats. We found that α7nAChRs are equally expressed in the CA1 field of the two segments of the hippocampus. However, activation of α7nAChRs by their highly selective agonist PNU 282987 induced a gradually developing increase in field excitatory postsynaptic potential only in the dorsal hippocampus. This long-term potentiation was not reversed upon application of nonselective nicotinic receptor antagonist mecamylamine, but the induction of potentiation was prevented by prior blockade of α7nAChRs by their antagonist MG 624. In contrast to the long-term synaptic plasticity, we found that α7nAChRs did not modulate short-term synaptic plasticity in either the dorsal or the ventral hippocampus. These results may have implications for the role that α7nAChRs play in specifically modulating functions that depend on the normal function of the dorsal hippocampus. We propose that hippocampal functions that rely on a direct α7 nAChR-mediated persistent enhancement of glutamatergic synaptic transmission are preferably supported by dorsal but not ventral hippocampal synapses.","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139411951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-10-14DOI: 10.1002/syn.22283
Ágata Silván, Kristi Anne Kohlmeier, Kjartan Frisch Herrik, Charlotte Hougaard
{"title":"Gating small conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in the thalamic reticular nucleus.","authors":"Ágata Silván, Kristi Anne Kohlmeier, Kjartan Frisch Herrik, Charlotte Hougaard","doi":"10.1002/syn.22283","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syn.22283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Small conductance calcium-activated potassium (SK) channels are well-known regulators of neuronal excitability. In the thalamic hub, SK2 channels act as pacemakers of thalamic reticular neurons, which play a key role in the thalamocortical circuit. Several disease-linked genes are highly enriched in these neurons, including genes known to be associated with schizophrenia and attentional disorders, which could affect neuronal firing. The present study assessed the effect of pharmacological modulation of SK channels in the firing pattern and intrinsic properties of thalamic reticular neurons by performing whole cell patch clamp recordings in brain slices. Two SK positive allosteric modulators and one negative allosteric modulator were used: CyPPA, NS309, and NS8593, respectively. By acting on the burst afterhyperpolarization (AHP), negative modulation of SK channels resulted in increased action potential (AP) firing, increased burst duration, and decreased intervals between bursts. Conversely, both CyPPA and NS309 increased the afterburst AHP, prolonging the interburst interval, which additionally resulted in reduced AP firing in the case of NS309. Alterations in SK channel activity would be expected to alter functioning of thalamocortical circuits. Targeting SK channels could be promising in treating disorders involving thalamic reticular dysfunction such as psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":" ","pages":"e22283"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41213589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-09-11DOI: 10.1002/syn.22281
Ekaterina Tarasova, Polina Bogacheva, Kirill Chernyshev, Olga Balezina
{"title":"Quantal size increase induced by the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol requires activation of CGRP receptors in mouse motor synapses.","authors":"Ekaterina Tarasova, Polina Bogacheva, Kirill Chernyshev, Olga Balezina","doi":"10.1002/syn.22281","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syn.22281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In mouse motor synapses, the exogenous application of the endocannabinoid (EC) 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) increases acetylcholine (ACh) quantal size due to the activation of CB1 receptors and the stimulation of ACh vesicular uptake. In the present study, microelectrode recordings of miniature endplate potentials (MEPP) revealed that this effect of 2-AG is independent of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling but involves the activation of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptors along with CB1 receptors. Potentiation of MEPP amplitude in the presence of 2-AG was prevented by blockers of CGRP receptors and ryanodine receptors (RyR) and by inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC) and Ca<sup>2+</sup> /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII). Therefore, we suggest a hypothetical chain of events, which starts from the activation of presynaptic CB1 receptors, involves PLC, RyR, and CaMKII, and results in CGRP release with the subsequent activation of presynaptic CGRP receptors. Activation of CGRP receptors is probably a part of a complex molecular cascade leading to the 2-AG-induced increase in ACh quantal size and MEPP amplitude. We propose that the same chain of events may also take place if 2-AG is endogenously produced in mouse motor synapses, because the increase in MEPP amplitude that follows after prolonged tetanic muscle contractions (30 Hz, 2 min) was prevented by the blocking of CB1 receptors. This work may help to unveil the previously unknown aspects of the functional interaction between ECs and peptide modulators aimed at the regulation of quantal size and synaptic transmission.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":" ","pages":"e22281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10258533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-10-04DOI: 10.1002/syn.22282
William Almaguer-Melian, Daymara Mercerón-Martinez, Esteban Alberti-Amador, Laura Alacán-Ricardo, Javier Curi de Bardet, Norma Orama-Rojo, Arturo Ernesto Vergara-Piña, Idalia Herrera-Estrada, Jorge A Bergado
{"title":"Learning induces EPO/EPOr expression in memory relevant brain areas, whereas exogenously applied EPO promotes remote memory consolidation.","authors":"William Almaguer-Melian, Daymara Mercerón-Martinez, Esteban Alberti-Amador, Laura Alacán-Ricardo, Javier Curi de Bardet, Norma Orama-Rojo, Arturo Ernesto Vergara-Piña, Idalia Herrera-Estrada, Jorge A Bergado","doi":"10.1002/syn.22282","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syn.22282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Memory and learning allow animals to appropriate certain properties of nature with which they can navigate in it successfully. Memory is acquired slowly and consists of two major phases, a fragile early phase (short-term memory, <4 h) and a more robust and long-lasting late one (long-term memory, >4 h). Erythropoietin (EPO) prolongs memory from 24 to 72 h when animals are trained for 5 min in a place recognition task but not when training lasted 3 min (short-term memory). It is not known whether it promotes the formation of remote memory (≥21 days). We address whether the systemic administration of EPO can convert a short-term memory into a long-term remote memory, and the neural plasticity mechanisms involved. We evaluated the effect of training duration (3 or 5 min) on the expression of endogenous EPO and its receptor to shed light on the role of EPO in coordinating mechanisms of neural plasticity using a single-trial spatial learning test. We administered EPO 10 min post-training and evaluated memory after 24 h, 96 h, 15 days, or 21 days. We also determined the effect of EPO administered 10 min after training on the expression of arc and bdnf during retrieval at 24 h and 21 days. Data show that learning induces EPO/EPOr expression increase linked to memory extent, exogenous EPO prolongs memory up to 21 days; and prefrontal cortex bdnf expression at 24 h and in the hippocampus at 21 days, whereas arc expression increases at 21 days in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":" ","pages":"e22282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41154497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-23DOI: 10.1002/syn.22284
E A Kelly, T M Love, J L Fudge
{"title":"Corticotropin-releasing factor-dopamine interactions in male and female macaque: Beyond the classic VTA.","authors":"E A Kelly, T M Love, J L Fudge","doi":"10.1002/syn.22284","DOIUrl":"10.1002/syn.22284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dopamine (DA) is involved in stress and stress-related illnesses, including many psychiatric disorders. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) plays a role in stress responses and targets the ventral midbrain DA system, which is composed of DA and non-DA cells, and divided into specific subregions. Although CRF inputs to the midline A10 nuclei (\"classic VTA\") are known, in monkeys, CRF-containing terminals are also highly enriched in the expanded A10 parabrachial pigmented nucleus (PBP) and in the A8 retrorubral field subregions. We characterized CRF-labeled synaptic terminals on DA (tyrosine hydroxylase, TH+) and non-DA (TH-) cell types in the PBP and A8 regions using immunoreactive electron microscopy (EM) in male and female macaques. CRF labeling was present mostly in axon terminals, which mainly contacted TH-negative dendrites in both subregions. Most CRF-positive terminals had symmetric profiles. In both PBP and A8, CRF symmetric (putative inhibitory) synapses onto TH-negative dendrites were significantly greater than asymmetric (putative excitatory) profiles. This overall pattern was similar in males and females, despite shifts in the size of these effects between regions depending on sex. Because stress and gonadal hormone shifts can influence CRF expression, we also did hormonal assays over a 6-month time period and found little variability in basal cortisol across similarly housed animals at the same age. Together our findings suggest that at baseline, CRF-positive synaptic terminals in the primate PBP and A8 are poised to regulate DA indirectly through synaptic contacts onto non-DA neurons.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":" ","pages":"e22284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10842953/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138300052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1002/syn.22274
Limei Wang, Jingli Lu, Yi Yang, Yulan Zhao, Peijin Wang, Jianlin Jiao, Hong Zheng
{"title":"Mechanism of cognitive impairment induced by d-galactose and l-glutamate through gut-brain interaction in tree shrews.","authors":"Limei Wang, Jingli Lu, Yi Yang, Yulan Zhao, Peijin Wang, Jianlin Jiao, Hong Zheng","doi":"10.1002/syn.22274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.22274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>d-Galactose (d-gal) and l-glutamate (l-glu) impair learning and memory. The mechanism of interaction between the gut microbiome and brain remains unclear. In this study, a model of cognitive impairment was induced in tree shrews by intraperitoneal (ip) injection of d-gal (600 mg/kg/day), intragastric (ig) administration with l-glu (2000 mg/kg/day), and the combination of d-gal (ip, 600 mg/kg/day) and l-glu (ig, 2000 mg/kg/day). The cognitive function of tree shrews was tested by the Morris water maze method. The expression of Aβ1-42 proteins, the intestinal barrier function proteins occludin and P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and the inflammatory factors NF-κB, TLR2, and IL-18 was determined by immunohistochemistry. The gut microbiome was analyzed by 16SrRNA high-throughput sequencing. After administering d-gal and l-glu, the escape latency increased (p < .01), and the times of crossing the platform decreased (p < .01). These changes were greater in the combined administration of d-gal and l-glu (p < .01). The expression of Aβ1-42 was higher in the perinuclear region of the cerebral cortex (p < .01) and intestinal cell (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between the cerebral cortex and intestinal tissue. Moreover, the expression of NF-κB, TLR2, IL-18, and P-gp was higher in the intestine (p < .05), while the expression of occludin and the diversity of gut microbes were lower, which altered the biological barrier of intestinal mucosal cells. This study indicated that d-gal and l-glu could induce cognitive impairment, increase the expression of Aβ1-42 in the cerebral cortex and intestinal tissue, decrease the gut microbial diversity, and alter the expression of inflammatory factors in the mucosal intestines. The dysbacteriosis may produce inflammatory cytokines to modulate neurotransmission, causing the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment. This study provides a theoretical basis to explore the mechanism of learning and memory impairment through the interaction of microbes in the gut and the brain.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"77 5","pages":"e22274"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9796816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1002/syn.22273
Elahe Amohashemi, Parham Reisi, Hojjatallah Alaei
{"title":"The role of NMDA glutamate receptors in the lateral habenula on morphine-induced conditioned place preference in rats.","authors":"Elahe Amohashemi, Parham Reisi, Hojjatallah Alaei","doi":"10.1002/syn.22273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.22273","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The lateral habenula (LHb) has received special attention due to its role in modulating motivated behavior, stress response, and rewarding and aversive stimuli through monoamine transmission. In the present study, the involvement of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors of the LHb in the expression and acquisition phases of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) was studied in male rats. Bilateral injections of agonist/antagonist (MK-801) of NMDA receptor were performed during the conditioning sessions of the acquisition phase. In other separate groups, drugs were also injected into the LHb before the test session during the expression phase of CPP. A 5-day CPP bias paradigm was used to study the effect of injections of NMDA and MK-801 into the LHb on morphine reward-related behavior. Different doses of NMDA plus morphine reduced the CPP score during the acquisition phase, whereas MK-801 significantly increased conditioning scores during the acquisition phase of CPP. The injection of agonists and antagonists of NMDA receptors in LHb had no significant effect on CPP scores and locomotion during the expression phase of CPP, whereas the motor activity in the acquisition phase was affected by the drugs. The reduction effect of NMDA on the CPP scores during the acquisition phase was blocked by pretreatment with MK-801. Our findings also suggest that NMDA receptors in the LHb may be involved in the acquisition phase of morphine-induced CPP.</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"77 5","pages":"30-41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9792385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SynapsePub Date : 2023-09-01DOI: 10.1002/syn.22277
Mojdeh Fattahi, Shaghayegh Modaberi, Kiarash Eskandari, Abbas Haghparast
{"title":"A systematic review of the local field potential adaptations during conditioned place preference task in preclinical studies.","authors":"Mojdeh Fattahi, Shaghayegh Modaberi, Kiarash Eskandari, Abbas Haghparast","doi":"10.1002/syn.22277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.22277","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Addiction is a global concern with a high relapse rate and without effective therapeutic options. Developing new effective therapeutic strategies is impossible without discovering the disease's neurobiological basis. The present systematic review aimed to comprehensively recognize and discuss the role of local field potentials from brain areas essential in forming and storing context-drug/food associations following the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm as a popular animal model of reward and addiction. Qualified studies were incorporated by a broad search of four databases, including Web of Science, Medline/PubMed, Embase, and ScienceDirect, in July 2022, and they were evaluated via appropriate methodological quality assessment tools. The current study found that drug-seeking behavior in different stages of the CPP paradigm is accompanied by alterations in neural oscillatory activity and adaptations in connectivity among various areas such as the hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, basolateral amygdala, and prelimbic area, intensely engaged in reward-related behaviors. These findings need to be extended by more future advanced studies to finally recognize the altered oscillatory activity patterns of large groups of cells in regions involved in reward-context associations to improve clinical strategies such as neuromodulation approaches to modify the abnormal electrical activity of these critical brain regions and their connections for treating addiction and preventing drug/food relapse in abstinent patients. DEFINITIONS: Power is the amount of energy in a frequency band and is the squared amplitude of the oscillation. Cross-frequency coupling refers to a statistical relationship between activities in two different frequency bands. Phase-amplitude coupling is perhaps the most commonly used method of computing cross-frequency coupling. Phase-amplitude coupling involves testing for a relationship between the phase of one frequency band and the power of another, typically relatively higher, frequency band. Thus, within phase-amplitude coupling, you refer to the \"frequency for phase\" and the \"frequency for power.\" Spectral coherence has been frequently used to detect and quantify coupling between oscillatory signals of two or more brain areas. Spectral coherence estimates the linear phase-consistency between two frequency-decomposed signals over time windows (or trials).</p>","PeriodicalId":22131,"journal":{"name":"Synapse","volume":"77 5","pages":"e22277"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9796860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}