Ethanol reduces the phase locking of neural activity in human and rodent brain.
- Authors
- Ehlers, Cindy L; Wills, Derek N; Havstad, James
- Year
- 2012
- Journal
- Brain research
- PMID
- 22410292
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.039
- PMCID
- PMC3503530
How the neuromolecular actions of ethanol translate to its observed intoxicating effects remains poorly understood. Synchrony of phase (phase locking) of event-related oscillations (EROs) within and between different brain areas has been suggested to reflect communication exchange between neural networks and as such may be a sensitive and translational measure of ethanol's effects. Using a similar auditory event-related potential paradigm in both rats and humans we investigated the phase variability of EROs collected from 38 young men who had participated in an ethanol/placebo challenge protocol, and 46 adult male rats given intraperitoneal injections of ethanol/saline. Phase locking was significantly higher in the delta frequencies in humans than in rats. Phase locking was also higher for the rare (target) tone than the frequent (non-target) tone in both species. Significant reductions in phase locking to the rare (target) tone in the delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma frequencies, within and between brain sites, was found at 1h following ethanol as compared to placebo/saline administration in both rats and humans. Reductions in phase locking in the alpha frequencies in the parietal cortex were found to be correlated with blood ethanol concentrations. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that ethanol's intoxicating actions in the brain include reducing synchrony within and between neuronal networks, perhaps by increasing the level of noise in key neuromolecular interactions.
Grand mean values for the phase locking index (PLI) of event-related oscillations (EROs) 60 minutes following placebo/saline administration. MANOVA revealed that the infrequent (target) tone (gray bars), as compared to the frequent (non-target) tone (black bars), produced significant increases in phase locking in all time frequency ranges (delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4-7 Hz), alpha (7-13 Hz), beta (13-30 Hz), and gamma (30-50 Hz)), and in all electrode locations, in humans (n=38, left bars), (FZ= midline frontal cortex, CZ=midline central cortex, PZ=midline parietal cortex) and in rats (n=46, right bars) (FCTX=frontal cortex, DHPC=dorsal hippocampus, AMYG=amygdala).
Grand averages of phase locking index values (PLI) of eventβrelated oscillations (EROs) for 38 young men participating in an ethanol/placebo challenge study. Each graph depicts a time-frequency representation of PLI values in the delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands following the rare tone in three electrode locations (FZ=midline frontal cortex, CZ=midline central cortex, PZ=midline parietal cortex), at 60 minutes following ethanol or placebo administration. In each graph frequency (Hz) is presented on the Y-axis, time regions of interest on the X-axis (msec) and PLI is presented as color equivalents as indicated on the bar at the bottom of each graph. Ethanol, as compared to placebo produced significant reductions in phase locking at all three electrode sites.
Mean values for the phase locking index (PLI) of event-related oscillations (EROs) 60 minutes following ethanol (black bars) and placebo/saline (white bars) administration for the infrequent (target) tone in the delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4-7 Hz), alpha (7-13 Hz), beta (13-30 Hz), and gamma (30-50 Hz), frequency ranges for the three electrode locations in humans (n=38), in the upper graph (a.), (FZ=midline frontal cortex, CZ=midline central cortex, PZ=midline parietal cortex) and in rats (n=46) in the lower graph (b.) (FCTX= frontal cortex, DHPC=dorsal hippocampus, AMYG=amygdala). Ethanol, as compared to placebo produced significant reductions in phase locking at all three electrode sites in humans and in rats.
Mean values for the phase difference lock index (PDLI) of event-related oscillations (EROs) 60 minutes following ethanol (black bars) and placebo/saline (white bars) administration for the infrequent (target) tone in the delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4-7 Hz), alpha (7-13 Hz), beta (13-30 Hz), and gamma (30-50 Hz), frequency ranges. In humans (n=38), in the upper graph (a.), phase differences were calculated between midline frontal cortex (FZ) and midline parietal cortex (PZ); and in rats (n=46), in the lower graph (b.) phase differences were calculated between frontal cortex (FCTX) and dorsal hippocampus (DHPC), frontal cortex (FCTX) and amygdala (AMYG), and dorsal hippocampus (DHPC) and amygdala (AMYG). Ethanol, as compared to placebo produced significant reductions in phase difference lock index in humans and in rats.
Grand averages of phase locking index values (PLI) of eventβrelated oscillations (EROs) for 46 rats that were administered ethanol and saline (control). Each graph depicts a time-frequency representation of PLI values in the delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma bands following the rare tone in three electrode locations (FCTX=frontal cortex, DHPC=dorsal hippocampus, AMYG=amygdala), at 60 minutes following ethanol or saline administration. In each graph frequency (Hz) is presented on the Y-axis, time regions of interest on the X-axis (msec) and PLI is presented as color equivalents as indicated on the bar at the bottom of each graph. Ethanol, as compared to saline, produced significant reductions in phase locking at all three electrode sites.
Individual data points for phase locking index (PLI) of event related oscillations (EROs) at 60 minutes following ethanol administration in human participants. In the upper graph, PLI for the alpha frequency range in parietal cortex (PZ) is plotted on the Y-axis and blood ethanol concentration (BEC g/dL) is plotted on the X-axis. In the lower graph PLI for the beta frequency range in frontal cortex (FZ) is plotted on the Y-axis and total score on the subjective high assessment scale (SHAS) is plotted on the X-axis. Significant correlations were found for PZ Alpha PLI and BEC as well as FZ Beta PLI and total SHAS.
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| 40 | 4. Experimental procedures β 4.6 ERO, PLI, and PDLI analyses | The EEG amplifier low-pass filters for humans and for animals were set to 35 Hz, but theβ¦ |
| 41 | 4. Experimental procedures β 4.6 ERO, PLI, and PDLI analyses | Rectangular regions of interest (ROIs) were defined within the time-frequency analysis plane byβ¦ |
| 42 | 4. Experimental procedures β 4.7 Statistical analyses | The first set of analyses were aimed at determining, during the placebo/saline condition, whetherβ¦ |
| 43 | 4. Experimental procedures β 4.7 Statistical analyses | was conducted with PDLI and PLI values as dependent variables comparing drug condition (ethanol,β¦ |
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