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Naysmith LF, Kumari V, Williams SCR. Neural mapping of prepulse-induced startle reflex modulation as indices of sensory information processing in healthy and clinical populations: A systematic review. Hum Brain Mapp 2021; 42:5495-5518. [PMID: 34414633 PMCID: PMC8519869 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Startle reflex is modulated when a weaker sensory stimulus ("prepulse") precedes a startling stimulus ("pulse"). Prepulse Inhibition (PPI) is the attenuation of the startle reflex (prepulse precedes pulse by 30-500 ms), whereas Prepulse Facilitation (PPF) is the enhancement of the startle reflex (prepulse precedes pulse by 500-6000 ms). Here, we critically appraise human studies using functional neuroimaging to establish brain regions associated with PPI and PPF. Of 10 studies, nine studies revealed thalamic, striatal and frontal lobe activation during PPI in healthy groups, and activation deficits in the cortico-striato-pallido-thalamic circuitry in schizophrenia (three studies) and Tourette Syndrome (two studies). One study revealed a shared network for PPI and PPF in frontal regions and cerebellum, with PPF networks recruiting superior medial gyrus and cingulate cortex. The main gaps in the literature are (i) limited PPF research and whether PPI and PPF operate on separate/shared networks, (ii) no data on sex differences in neural underpinnings of PPI and PPF, and (iii) no data on neural underpinnings of PPI and PPF in other clinical disorders.
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- Laura F. Naysmith
- Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, College of HealthMedicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University LondonUK
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- Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and NeuroscienceKing's College LondonLondonUK
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Blumenthal TD. Presidential Address 2014: The more-or-less interrupting effects of the startle response. Psychophysiology 2015; 52:1417-31. [DOI: 10.1111/psyp.12506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Terry D. Blumenthal
- Department of Psychology; Wake Forest University; Winston-Salem North Carolina USA
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Kulikov VA, Khotskin NV, Nikitin SV, Lankin VS, Kulikov AV, Trapezov OV. Application of 3-D imaging sensor for tracking minipigs in the open field test. J Neurosci Methods 2014; 235:219-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gieling ET, Nordquist RE, van der Staay FJ. Assessing learning and memory in pigs. Anim Cogn 2011; 14:151-73. [PMID: 21203792 PMCID: PMC3040303 DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0364-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in (mini) pigs (Sus scrofa) as species for cognitive research. A major reason for this is their physiological and anatomical similarity with humans. For example, pigs possess a well-developed, large brain. Assessment of the learning and memory functions of pigs is not only relevant to human research but also to animal welfare, given the nature of current farming practices and the demands they make on animal health and behavior. In this article, we review studies of pig cognition, focusing on the underlying processes and mechanisms, with a view to identifying. Our goal is to aid the selection of appropriate cognitive tasks for research into pig cognition. To this end, we formulated several basic criteria for pig cognition tests and then applied these criteria and knowledge about pig-specific sensorimotor abilities and behavior to evaluate the merits, drawbacks, and limitations of the different types of tests used to date. While behavioral studies using (mini) pigs have shown that this species can perform learning and memory tasks, and much has been learned about pig cognition, results have not been replicated or proven replicable because of the lack of validated, translational behavioral paradigms that are specially suited to tap specific aspects of pig cognition. We identified several promising types of tasks for use in studies of pig cognition, such as versatile spatial free-choice type tasks that allow the simultaneous measurement of several behavioral domains. The use of appropriate tasks will facilitate the collection of reliable and valid data on pig cognition.
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- Elise Titia Gieling
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Farm Animal Health, Emotion and Cognition Program, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Farm Animal Health, Emotion and Cognition Program, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Farm Animal Health, Emotion and Cognition Program, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Universiteitsweg 100, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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The pig as a model animal for studying cognition and neurobehavioral disorders. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2011; 7:359-83. [PMID: 21287323 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2010_112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In experimental animal research, a short phylogenetic distance, i.e., high resemblance between the model species and the species to be modeled is expected to increase the relevance and generalizability of results obtained in the model species. The (mini)pig shows multiple advantageous characteristics that have led to an increase in the use of this species in studies modeling human medical issues, including neurobehavioral (dys)functions. For example, the cerebral cortex of pigs, unlike that of mice or rats, has cerebral convolutions (gyri and sulci) similar to the human neocortex. We expect that appropriately chosen pig models will yield results of high translational value. However, this claim still needs to be substantiated by research, and the area of pig research is still in its infancy. This chapter provides an overview of the pig as a model species for studying cognitive dysfunctions and neurobehavioral disorders and their treatment, along with a discussion of the pros and cons of various tests, as an aid to researchers considering the use of pigs as model animal species in biomedical research.
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Ferguson SA, Gopee NV, Paule MG, Howard PC. Female mini-pig performance of temporal response differentiation, incremental repeated acquisition, and progressive ratio operant tasks. Behav Processes 2009; 80:28-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 08/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A novel spatial Delayed Non-Match to Sample (DNMS) task in the Göttingen minipig. Behav Brain Res 2009; 196:93-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 07/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effect of the inter-phase delay interval in the spontaneous object recognition test for pigs. Behav Brain Res 2007; 181:210-7. [PMID: 17524499 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Revised: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 04/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In the neuroscience community interest for using the pig is growing. Several disease models have been developed creating a need for validation of behavioural paradigms in these animals. Here, we report the effect of different inter-phase delay intervals on the performance of Göttingen minipigs in the spontaneous object recognition test. The test consisted of a sample and a test phase. First, the pigs explored two similar objects. After a 10-min, 1-h, or 24-h delay two different objects were presented; one familiar from the sample phase and one novel. An exploration-time difference between the novel and the familiar object was interpreted as recognition of the familiar object. We scored the exploration times both manually and automatically, and compared the methods. A strong discrimination between novel and familiar objects after a 10-min inter-phase delay interval and no discrimination after 24h were found in our set-up of the spontaneous object recognition test. After a 1-h delay, the pigs still showed a significant habituation to the familiar object, but no discrimination was observed. Discrimination between the two objects was mainly confined to the first half of the test phase, and we observed a high between-subject variation. Furthermore, automatic tracking was valid for determination of habituation and discrimination parameters but lead to an overestimation of individual measurements. We conclude that the spontaneous object recognition test for pigs is sensitive to increasing inter-phase delay intervals, and that automatic data acquisition can be applied.
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Lind NM, Moustgaard A, Jelsing J, Vajta G, Cumming P, Hansen AK. The use of pigs in neuroscience: Modeling brain disorders. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2007; 31:728-51. [PMID: 17445892 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 02/05/2007] [Accepted: 02/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The use of pigs in neuroscience research has increased in the past decade, which has seen broader recognition of the potential of pigs as an animal for experimental modeling of human brain disorders. The volume of available background data concerning pig brain anatomy and neurochemistry has increased considerably in recent years. The pig brain, which is gyrencephalic, resembles the human brain more in anatomy, growth and development than do the brains of commonly used small laboratory animals. The size of the pig brain permits the identification of cortical and subcortical structures by imaging techniques. Furthermore, the pig is an increasingly popular laboratory animal for transgenic manipulations of neural genes. The present paper focuses on evaluating the potential for modeling symptoms, phenomena or constructs of human brain diseases in pigs, the neuropsychiatric disorders in particular. Important practical and ethical aspects of the use of pigs as an experimental animal as pertaining to relevant in vivo experimental brain techniques are reviewed. Finally, current knowledge of aspects of behavioral processes including learning and memory are reviewed so as to complete the summary of the status of pigs as a species suitable for experimental models of diverse human brain disorders.
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- Nanna Marie Lind
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Kumari V, Postma P. Nicotine use in schizophrenia: the self medication hypotheses. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2005; 29:1021-34. [PMID: 15964073 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2005.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2004] [Accepted: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The behavioural and cognitive effects of nicotine in schizophrenia have received much interest in recent years. The rate of smoking in patients with schizophrenia is estimated to be two- to four-fold the rate seen in the general population. Furthermore such patients favour stronger cigarettes and may also extract more nicotine from their cigarettes than other smokers. The question has been raised whether the widespread smoking behaviour seen in this patient group is in fact a manifestation of a common underlying physiology, and that these patients smoke in an attempt to self-medicate. We present an overview of the explanations for elevated rates of smoking in schizophrenia, with particular emphasis on the theories relating this behaviour to sensory gating and cognitive deficits in this disorder that have been viewed as major support for the self-medication hypotheses.
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- Veena Kumari
- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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Kumari V, Antonova E, Zachariah E, Galea A, Aasen I, Ettinger U, Mitterschiffthaler MT, Sharma T. Structural brain correlates of prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in healthy humans. Neuroimage 2005; 26:1052-8. [PMID: 15961045 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 02/26/2005] [Accepted: 03/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Neural regions modulating prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle response, an operational measure of sensorimotor gating, are well established from animal studies using surgical and pharmacological procedures. The limbic and cortico-pallido-striato-thalamic circuitry is thought to be responsible for modulation of PPI in the rat. The involvement of this circuitry in human PPI is suggested by observations of deficient PPI in a number of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by abnormalities at some level in this circuitry and recent functional neuroimaging studies in humans. The current study sought to investigate structural neural correlates of PPI in a sample of twenty-four right-handed, healthy subjects (10 men, 14 women). Subjects underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 1.5 T and were assessed (off-line) on acoustic PPI using electromyographic recordings of the orbicularis oculi muscle beneath the right eye. Optimized volumetric voxel-based morphometry (VBM) implemented in SPM99 was used to investigate the relationship of PPI (prepulse onset-to-pulse onset interval 120 ms) to regional grey matter volumes, covarying for sex. Significant positive correlations were obtained between PPI and grey matter volume in the hippocampus extending to parahippocampal gyrus, basal ganglia including parts of putamen, globus pallidus, and nucleus accumbens, superior temporal gyrus, thalamus, and inferior frontal gyrus. These findings identify the relationship between PPI and grey matter availability on a highly spatially localized scale in brain regions shown to be activated in recent functional neuroimaging studies in association with PPI in healthy humans and demonstrate the validity of structural neuroimaging methods in delineating the neural mechanisms underlying human PPI.
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- Veena Kumari
- Department of Psychology, PO78, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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Lind NM, Arnfred SM, Hemmingsen RP, Hansen AK. Prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex in pigs and its disruption by d-amphetamine. Behav Brain Res 2005; 155:217-22. [PMID: 15364480 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2004] [Revised: 04/16/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex is an operational measure of sensorimotor gating. The dopamine receptor agonist-mediated disruption of PPI in rats is widely used as a model of the sensorimotor gating deficiencies demonstrated in schizophrenia patients. As a possible tool for validation of a pig model of psychosis, we wished to verify the existence of PPI in landrace pigs and investigate the potential disruption of PPI by d-amphetamine (AMPH) in these animals. PPI of the acoustic startle reflex and its potential disruption by AMPH were investigated using three doses 0.5-1.5mg/kg with a paradigm including two levels of prepulses (82 and 88dB) and a prepulse (PP) interval of 60 and 120ms. We found an average PPI of the startle reflex of 25.6% and both of the investigated PP intensities and PP intervals were equally effective in this PP-inhibitive paradigm. AMPH significantly disrupted PPI and, in spite of only the 0.5mg/kg dose proved statistically significant, the results indicate this to be dose-related. We have demonstrated the phenomenon of PPI of the startle reflex in landrace pigs and its disruption by d-amphetamine. Studies of sensorimotor gating defects could be a valuable additional tool in assessing pig models of neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Nanna M Lind
- Department of Psychiatry, H:S Bispebjerg Hospital, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Moustgaard A, Arnfred SM, Lind NM, Hemmingsen R, Hansen AK. Acquisition of visually guided conditional associative tasks in Göttingen minipigs. Behav Processes 2005; 68:97-102. [PMID: 15639390 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2004.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2004] [Revised: 10/03/2004] [Accepted: 11/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Fourteen Göttingen minipigs were trained on two different visually guided conditional associative tasks. In a spatial conditional task, a black stimulus signalled that a response to the left was correct, and a white stimulus signalled that a response to the right was correct. In a conditional go/no-go task, a blue stimulus signalled go, and a red stimulus signalled no-go. The pigs were trained until a behavioural criterion of 90% correct for each of two consecutive sessions. For the spatial conditional task, all pigs reached this criterion in 520 trials or less. For the conditional go/no-go task, all pigs, except three, reached this criterion in 1600 trials or less. Sows and boars learned equally fast. The tasks can be useful for the testing of cognitive function in pig models of human brain disorders.
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- Anette Moustgaard
- Department of Psychiatry, H:S Bispebjerg, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
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