Based on acoustic sensitivity, the auditory system of mice should utilize calculations of interaural intensity differences in the LSO more so than the primate auditory system, which should utilize interaural time difference calculations in the MSO to a greater extent. with genetic tools in awake macaque monkeys will enable fundamental advances in our understanding of higher cognitive function at the level of molecular and neuronal circuits. The animals with better discrimination abilities and measures of medial temporal lobe tract fractional anisotropy also had higher auditory processing capacities (Fig. “I hope many studies will follow that will try to better understand the role of thalamus not only in the state of consciousness, but also in perceptual processes.”. Unfortunately, public awareness of the importance of nonhuman primates in neuroscience research as a whole, and their importance in aging research in particular, is limited. Because cognitive problems arise relatively late in the progression of these diseases, some participants considered to be aging normally may actually have undetected pathophysiological brain markers during the period when behavioral testing is conducted (5). The model is a fully integrated, stereotaxic atlas of the cortex, subcortex, brainstem, and cerebellum. Materials and Methods. In neuroimaging analysis of macaques, brain extraction or skull stripping of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a crucial step for following processing. 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Older monkeys showed drastic auditory processing deficits relative to adults despite auditory thresholds and visual system function not being different between age groups. The data discussed here do not focus on age-associated changes in the cochlea, but rather on the central auditory system’s response to a weakened drive from the periphery. In particular, superior auditory processing was associated with better performance on tests of concurrent reversal learning, object recognition memory, and discrimination of objects with high feature overlap, but not with performance on tests of reward devaluation, spatial short-term memory, or object discrimination. Furthermore, these electrophysiological changes were significantly associated with performance on an object recognition task (41). Based on previous lesion studies in macaques, the 3 tasks associated with auditory processing all require the integrity of medial temporal lobe brain structures, whereas the tasks in this battery that require frontal and occipital cortex integrity were not associated with auditory processing. These observations indicate that, like cognitive function, not all aspects of sensory function are equivalently impacted by the aging process in macaques. What that in mind, the new research could result in effective new therapies to treat disorders of consciousness, improved deep brain stimulation as a surgical technique, and better drugs for anesthesia. Tetrode recording probes were advanced individually with a hyperdrive device that allowed the acquisition of single action potentials from hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells at more superficial depths. Each voxel in the atlas is a cube 150 um on a side. This similarity in cortical function between humans and old-world monkeys suggests that brain networks supporting volitional communication have a common evolutionary origin that arose well prior to the hominin radiation. ), suggesting that RRRs are conserved among mammalian species. Area 2 is a traditional architectonic subdivision of anterior parietal cortex in macaque monkeys, but its overall somatotopic organization and responsiveness to different types of somatic stimuli are poorly understood, and there are uncertainties concerning its rostral and caudal extent. Image credit: Acacia Dishman/Medical College of Wisconsin. Several studies discussed here exemplify how nonhuman primate research has enriched our understanding of cognitive and sensory decline in the aging brain, as well as how this work has been important for translating mechanistic implications derived from experiments conducted in rodents to human brain aging research. The scientists also monitored their EEG responses to both common and unusual sounds, “which can distinguish consciousness from unconscious subjects,” she added. Anatomical studies in aging macaques have provided substantial evidence that the total number of neurons in the prefrontal cortex (28⇓–30) and medial temporal lobe (31⇓–33) does not change across the lifespan in the absence of neurodegenerative disease. This might be achieved either by finding a means to abolish hyperexcitability or by enhancing built-in cellular mechanisms that aged auditory neurons appear to employ to help maintain a healthier intracellular state in the face of pathophysiology elsewhere in the system. Knowing how it makes people unconscious is an important step in making anesthesia safer.”. These measures included such things as the monkeys opening their eyes, making purposeful reaches, moving their faces, and showing responsiveness to touch, explained Redinbaugh. New research suggests monkeys, like this Japanese macaque, have vocal tracts anatomically capable of humanlike speech, but they lack the necessary brain wiring to produce it. 58. (Bottom) Rats, on the other hand, have a drastically expanded LSO relative to humans and macaques, as well as a significantly reduced MSO. Baseline firing rates were significantly greater in the CA3 of aged animals relative to the adults. The brain was removed, and cortex was separated from subcortical structures and cryoprotected in 30% sucrose. 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(B) Animals with higher right hemisphere fimbria-fornix FA had better auditory processing abilities. More recently, the impact that hearing loss, in particular, has on cognition has reemerged as a topic of research interest. Spooky-sounding new research had monkeys seeing shapes that weren’t real, thanks to brain implants. (E) Frontal radiation FA was not associated with auditory processing. On average, southern pig-tailed macaques in Malaysia eat about 70 large rats each per Contribution of frontal and temporal lobe function to memory interference from divided attention at retrieval, Age-related impairment in executive functioning: Updating, inhibition, shifting, and access. Macaques are principally frugivorous, although their diet also includes seeds, leaves, flowers, and tree bark. Superior auditory processing, however, was related to better overall cognitive function. Although in macaque monkeys the rubrospinal tract is an important contributor to recovery, it is unclear how far this can be extended to humans, where the rubrospinal projection is thought to be very weak (Nathan and Smith, 1955; Onodera and Hicks, 2010). In this study, we applied both histone demethylase Kdm4d mRNA and histone deacetylase inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) to the cloning of macaque monkeys. Despite evidence dating back several decades to suggest that individuals with poorer sensory function are more likely to have cognitive problems later in life, the neurobiological processes responsible for these associations have not been a subject of intense research (79⇓⇓–82). … Both nonhuman primates and rodents have been used for these purposes, although critical species differences between the 2 species make monkeys a far superior animal model of the human auditory system. Lesion and functional imaging studies in humans indicate that the integrity of medial temporal lobe brain structures, including the hippocampus, is critical for episodic memory formation (13, 14). A relatively understudied aspect of brain aging is the impact that sensory decline has on cognitive function in older people. A rhesus macaque. The macaques constitute a genus of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. As a result, histological experiments aimed at quantifying the number of neurons expressing calcium binding proteins (CaBPs) were conducted throughout the central auditory system. SOM interneuron densities were reduced in the stratum oriens layer of CA3 in aged animals, but not in the stratum radiatum or in the PRC. and F31 AG055263 (to D.T.G.) Macaques with object recognition memory deficits display hyperactivity in the CA3 region of the hippocampus that is associated with fewer somatostatin(SOM)-positive inhibitory interneurons. 5B) and lower acoustic thresholds (Fig. The brains from these animals were then harvested and serially sectioned for immunohistochemical labeling of 2 chemically distinct classes of inhibitory cells: somatostatin-positive and parvalbumin-positive interneurons. and by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation. Finally, another possibility is that the extent of neuronal connectivity between regions may determine the degree to which brain functions covary across the lifespan through mechanisms associated with hyperexcitability or changes in synaptic function. NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on PNAS. This finding indicates a cross-species similarity in this age-associated hyperexcitability between rats and humans (15, 16). Source memory in older adults: An encoding or retrieval problem? One often misunderstood aspect of the normative brain aging process is that while an enormous absolute number of individuals present with a dementing neurodegenerative disease at some time in their life (14% of people over the age of 70 y), the vast majority of people (86%) take healthier cognitive trajectories (2). One study was able to bridge the gap between these cellular data in aged rats and imaging data from older humans by combining ensemble electrophysiological recordings with cell type-specific imaging in the medial temporal lobe of cognitively assessed aging rhesus macaques (27). Such differences obtained from in vitro versus in vivo electrophysiological recording experiments highlight the impact that modulation from external neuronal networks can have on firing patterns in awake-behaving animals. For example, a generational effect sometimes encountered in human cognitive neuroscience is differential exposure to technology, such as expertise with computers, between generations that can cause older individuals to perform more poorly than younger people on tasks, regardless of their actual cognitive status (6). The complete program and video recordings of most presentations are available on the NAS website at http://www.nasonline.org/using-monkey-models. 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The basic laminar organization of excitatory local circuitry in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey is similar to that described previously in the cat's visual cortex . This article is a PNAS Direct Submission. Perhaps the most important interspecies difference between rodents and primates with respect to presbycusis research is their vastly different hearing ranges. 1). This would be fantastic if it led to advances in the areas of insomnia and narcolepsy. Furthermore, given the rich literature base on cognitive and sensory aging in the macaque that does not yet exist in the marmoset, combined with major advances in fast gene-editing technologies such as the CRISPR/Cas9 system (103), a parallel approach may be to expand the suite of tools available in the marmoset to macaques in order to take advantage of these past advances. The study was conducted in macaque monkeys. New research published today in Neuron takes us a small but important step closer to the answer. Nonhuman primates, in particular, have been central and arguably irreplaceable to cognitive aging research due to several critical features unique to these animals. Aged animals were significantly impaired relative to adult animals at the 600-s delay condition. These profound discrepancies in acoustic sensitivity between mice and primates are reflected by interspecies differences in auditory system anatomy. Conversely, parvalbumin-positive interneuron numbers did not change with age, and they were not associated with firing rates or object recognition memory abilities. George is a senior staff reporter at Gizmodo. Recordings obtained from awake-behaving dorsolateral prefrontal cortex are inconsistent with these findings in that the firing rates in older monkeys performing a spatial working memory task have been observed to be reduced (42). The technology could one day make artificial eyesight possible in humans. We showed that the TG monkeys carrying the huMCPH1 transgene did not manifest an enlarged brain size, implying that a single gene likely has a limited effect on neural progenitor pool proliferation during brain development. Despite the apparent preservation of synapses in the dentate gyrus of aged monkeys, the density of perforated synapses in the outer molecular layer of this region was significantly associated with recognition memory accuracy (40). DNMS, delayed nonmatching-to-sample. As ethical debates continue to surround this work, the time has come for scientists, physicians, caretakers, and policy makers to engage in a dialogue, both among themselves and with the general public, directed toward devising the best and most humane nonhuman primate research models to achieve the common goal of optimizing cognitive health throughout life. By experimenting on macaque monkeys, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered new evidence affirming the central lateral thalamus as an NCC. First, it might be the case that embryological and developmental differences between the frontal and temporal lobes predispose each region to succumb to distinct risk factors associated with brain aging. Since the 2000s, however, neuroscientists have focused primarily on the cortex to find the mechanisms of consciousness, he said. This observation highlights a major challenge in cognitive aging research of understanding each individual’s unique behavioral and neurobiological profile. Note the qualitatively greater density of parvalbumin-positive cells in the older animal. Brain stimulation device lets monkeys 'see' shapes without using eyes. Preserved specimen of the brain of a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). Age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, is among the more commonly encountered alterations in nervous system function in older individuals. Hippocampal synapse density has also been carefully examined across the macaque lifespan, with the bulk of this work focusing on synapses formed by perforant path input from the superficial layers of the entorhinal cortex to the inner and outer molecular layers of the dentate gyrus (38). Notice the striking differences in the size and convolution complexity of the cerebral cortex across the 3 species. These observations indicate that the neurobiological processes driving functional changes in aged cognitive circuits (e.g., hyperexcitability) likely occur at subcellular levels. Using electrode arrays, the scientists were able to record brain activity from multiple brain areas, allowing them to monitor consciousness in the macaques while they were awake, sleeping, and under anesthesia. 5A) and hippocampal commissure, both fiber tracts associated with hippocampus connectivity, were better able to discriminate stimuli with overlapping features, a cognitive process known to require medial temporal lobe circuits. Together, these observations indicate that auditory processing abilities functionally covary specifically with aspects of cognition driven by medial temporal lobe networks, regardless of auditory acuity. May 21, 2012. 4). (B) Coronal Nissl-stained sections of hippocampus-containing tissue in the 3 species. *P < 0.05. In terms of the ethics involved, “University of Wisconsin-Madison Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved all procedures, which conformed to the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,” the authors wrote in the paper. Alternatively, if it allowed one to stay awake for longer periods of time before reaching exhaustion by continuously stimulating that region, that’d be pretty great too. Additionally, fewer somatostatin-positive interneurons and higher CA3 firing rates were associated with poorer cognition (Fig. Scientists genetically modified rhesus macaque monkeys with a human gene thought to play a role in the development of our big brains. This fascinating result is providing new clues about the brain and how it produces conscious awareness—insights that could potentially lead to therapies for patients trapped in a coma. Their brain systems, when it comes to movement, are similar to people. A strong argument can be made that, despite the measures taken, the animals did suffer during this experiment and that monkeys should never be used for experiments such as this. Among those who do evade the pathological hallmarks of neurodegenerative disease, it is also of interest to determine why there remains significant individual variation in the quality of cognitive or sensory function across age. Studies using electrophysiological and neuroanatomical techniques in aging rats have provided a critical, yet incomplete, window into the neurobiological processes that might result in CA3/dentate gyrus hyperactivity in older people. 2018-05: After 9 years of operation, ran broken link detector on the Scalable Brain Atlas ecosystem and fixed 40 issues. Shapeshifting designs could have wide-ranging pharmaceutical and biomedical applications in coming years. The goal of this review is to begin to articulate the reasons that these research animals are a critical component of the experimental enterprise aimed at understanding the process of brain aging and to our quest to discover treatments that optimize brain and cognitive health. (B) Age is significantly associated with greater numbers of auditory neurons expressing parvalbumin in the core of the inferior colliculus (IC). (Top) Human SOC is characterized by a relatively small LSO nucleus (light blue) and an elongated MSO nucleus that is surrounded by other olivary nuclei (gray). The older animals were shown to be significantly impaired relative to the younger animals (Fig. Health 3 December 2020 By Michael Le Page. It can be used as 486 coronal, 346 horizontal, or 191 parasagittal 150-um thick 'sections'. Biomedical communities and journals need to standardize nomenclature of gene products to enhance accuracy in scientific and public communication. For example, intracellular recordings indicate that pyramidal neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex become more excitable with age, as reflected by increases in membrane input resistance and action potential discharge to a given stimulation intensity (41). Consequently, age-related deficits in human episodic memory are thought to largely result from structural and functional alterations in these structures, although the precise neurobiological mechanisms involved have been difficult to pinpoint. Macaque monkeys, in particular, have been the predominant nonhuman primate model in neuroscience, although relatively recent advances in transgenic technologies for use in marmosets (99⇓–101) have rapidly established this anthropoid as a promising additional nonhuman primate tool. Insights into these basic questions are critical for devising strategies to maintain cognitive health in older individuals who fall along all points of the sensory and cognitive aging spectrum. An absolute must for all neuroscientists navigating the rhesus monkey brain."--Dr. These findings indicate that aging can lead to a disruption in the activity of circuits within the hippocampus that negatively impacts mnemonic processing. We thus show that, like human speech areas, macaque homologs in lateral frontal cortex support communicative articulation. (Scale bar, 100 μm.) One location along the ascending auditory pathway where these interspecies differences are clear is within the superior olivary complex (SOC) in the ventral brainstem. This paper results from the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, “Using Monkey Models to Understand and Develop Treatments for Human Brain Disorders,” held January 7–8, 2019, at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering in Irvine, CA. Thus, a potentially promising therapeutic avenue to attenuate the effects of central auditory system aging may be to focus on reducing calcium levels in this system. (D) Remarkably, animals with fewer outer hair cells (OHCs) in the cochlea had more neurons expressing parvalbumin (PV) in the dorsal cochlear nucleus of the auditory brainstem. To that end, Redinbaugh, along with senior author Yuri Saalmann and their colleagues, devised an experiment with the intent of inducing consciousness in anesthetized subjects. The brain of four adult male Rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta, M1-4) (~10–15 y old,~9 kg) were used in this study. It seems like the definition of inhumanity,…. We thank Michelle Albert for assistance with the graphics. While fMRI technologies can detect broad changes in activity, they do not provide detailed circuit-level insights into such changes. This study provides a within-animal link between age-associated declines in a molecularly defined population of inhibitory cells and principal cell excitability in older hippocampal networks. Conversely, the domestic mouse cannot hear 60-dB tones below 2.3 kHz and can hear up to 85.5 kHz (71). The brain remains the most mysterious organ in the human body. Stimulating this small brain region, which is located deep in the forebrain, caused anesthetized monkeys to suddenly wake up and be alert, despite the fact that anesthetic drugs were still being administered. is a guest editor invited by the Editorial Board. Lewis, J.W., Van Essen, D.C.: Corticocortical connections of visual, sensorimotor, and multimodal processing areas in the parietal lobe of the macaque monkey. (D) Representative probability map of the right hemisphere frontal thalamic radiation overlaid upon T1-weighted MRI (Top) and an FA map pseudocolored in copper (Bottom). 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