Yang Long, Chen Xi, Yang Lifang, Li Mengmeng, Shang Zhigang
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Brain-Computer Interface Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Jan 29;14(3):439. doi: 10.3390/ani14030439.
Navigation is a complex task in which the hippocampus (Hp), which plays an important role, may be involved in interactions between different frequency bands. However, little is known whether this cross-frequency interaction exists in the Hp of birds during navigation. Therefore, we examined the electrophysiological characteristics of hippocampal cross-frequency interactions of domestic pigeons () during navigation. Two goal-directed navigation tasks with different locomotor modes were designed, and the local field potentials (LFPs) were recorded for analysis. We found that the amplitudes of high-frequency oscillations in Hp were dynamically modulated by the phase of co-occurring theta-band oscillations both during ground-based maze and outdoor flight navigation. The high-frequency amplitude sub-frequency bands modulated by the hippocampal theta phase were different at different tasks, and this process was independent of the navigation path and goal. These results suggest that phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) in the avian Hp may be more associated with the ongoing cognitive demands of navigational processes. Our findings contribute to the understanding of potential mechanisms of hippocampal PAC on multi-frequency informational interactions in avian navigation and provide valuable insights into cross-species evolution.
导航是一项复杂的任务,其中发挥重要作用的海马体(Hp)可能参与不同频段之间的相互作用。然而,对于鸟类在导航过程中Hp是否存在这种跨频率相互作用,人们知之甚少。因此,我们研究了家鸽在导航过程中海马体跨频率相互作用的电生理特征。设计了两种具有不同运动模式的目标导向导航任务,并记录局部场电位(LFP)进行分析。我们发现,在基于地面的迷宫和户外飞行导航过程中,Hp中的高频振荡幅度均受到同时出现的θ频段振荡相位的动态调制。海马体θ相位调制的高频幅度子频段在不同任务中有所不同,并且这个过程与导航路径和目标无关。这些结果表明,鸟类Hp中的相位-幅度耦合(PAC)可能与导航过程中持续的认知需求更相关。我们的研究结果有助于理解海马体PAC在鸟类导航中多频率信息相互作用的潜在机制,并为跨物种进化提供有价值的见解。