" Microtubules (MTs) are important structures of the cytoskeleton in neurons. Mammalian brain MTs act as biomolecular transistors that generate highly synchronous electrical oscillations. However, their role in brain function is largely unknown. To gain insight into the MT electrical oscillatory activity of the brain, we turned to the honeybee (Apis mellifera) as a useful model to isolate brains and MTs. … To place these oscillations in the context of the brain, we also explored local field potential (LFP) recordings from the Triton X-permeabilized whole honeybee brain … Frequency domain spectral analysis of time records indicated at least two major peaks at approximately ~38 Hz and ~93 Hz in both preparations. The present data provide evidence that MT electrical oscillations are a novel signaling mechanism implicated in brain wave activity observed in the insect brain." {Credits 1} {Credits 1} 🎪 Gutierrez BC, Pita Almenar MR, Martínez LJ, Siñeriz Louis M, Albarracín VH, Cantero MR and Cantiello HF (2021) Honeybee Brain Oscillations Are Generated by Microtubules. The Concept of a Brain Central Oscillator. Front. Mol. Neurosci. 14:727025. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.727025. © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0. |
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