Pathological microcircuits initiate epileptiform events in patient hippocampal slices
Elliott, M.; Andrews, J. P.; Molen, T. v. d.; Geng, J.; Spaeth, A.; Toledo, A.; Voitiuk, K.; Core, C.; Gillespie, T.; Sinervo, A.; Parks, D. F.; Robbins, A.; Solis, D.; Chang, E. F.; Nowakowski, T. J.; Teodorescu, M.; Haussler, D.; Sharf, T.
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How seizures begin at the level of microscopic neuronal circuits remains unknown. Advancements in high-density CMOS-based microelectrode arrays can be harnessed to study neuronal network activity with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. We use high-density electrophysiology recordings to probe the network activity of human hippocampal brain slices from six patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Two slices from the dentate gyrus exhibited epileptiform activity in the presence of low magnesium media with kainic acid. Both slices exhibit network oscillations indicative of a reciprocally connected circuit, which is unexpected under normal physiological conditions. Future studies may apply this approach to elucidate the network signals that underlie seizure initiation.
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