Coupled effects of channels and synaptic dynamics in stochastic modelling of healthy and Parkinson's-disease-affected brains

Thi Kim Thoa Thieu; Roderick Melnik; Thi Kim Thoa Thieu; Roderick Melnik

doi:10.3934/bioeng.2022015

AIMS Bioengineering

2022, Volume 9, Issue 2: 213-238. doi: 10.3934/bioeng.2022015

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Coupled effects of channels and synaptic dynamics in stochastic modelling of healthy and Parkinson's-disease-affected brains

Thi Kim Thoa Thieu ^{1
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Roderick Melnik ^1,2

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M3AI Laboratory, MS2Discovery Interdisciplinary Research Institute, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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BCAM - Basque Center for Applied Mathematics, Bilbao, Spain

Received: 22 December 2021 Revised: 09 May 2022 Accepted: 22 June 2022 Published: 27 June 2022

Our brain is a complex information processing network in which the nervous system receives information from the environment to quickly react to incoming events or learns from experience to sharp our memory. In the nervous system, the brain states translate collective activities of neurons interconnected via synaptic connections. In this paper, we study coupled effects of channels and synaptic dynamics under the stochastic influence of healthy brain cells with applications to Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, we investigate the effects of random inputs in a subthalamic nucleus (STN) cell membrane potential model. The STN bursting phenomena and parkinsonian hypokinetic motor symptoms are closely connected, as electrical and chemical maneuvers modulating STN bursts are sufficient to ameliorate or mimic parkinsonian motor deficits. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the STN is an important surgical technique used in the treatment to improve PD symptoms. Our numerical results show that the random inputs strongly affect the spiking activities of the STN neuron not only in the case of healthy cells but also in the case of PD cells in the presence of DBS treatment. Specifically, the existence of a random refractory period together with random input current in the system may substantially influence an increased irregularity of spike trains of the output neurons.
- neurodegenerative disorders,
- coupled synaptic connections,
- damaged cells,
- burst discharges,
- systems with random fluctuations,
- deep brain stimulation,
- parkinsonian symptoms,
- neuronal feedback,
- stochastic models
Citation: Thi Kim Thoa Thieu, Roderick Melnik. Coupled effects of channels and synaptic dynamics in stochastic modelling of healthy and Parkinson's-disease-affected brains[J]. AIMS Bioengineering, 2022, 9(2): 213-238. doi: 10.3934/bioeng.2022015

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Abstract

Our brain is a complex information processing network in which the nervous system receives information from the environment to quickly react to incoming events or learns from experience to sharp our memory. In the nervous system, the brain states translate collective activities of neurons interconnected via synaptic connections. In this paper, we study coupled effects of channels and synaptic dynamics under the stochastic influence of healthy brain cells with applications to Parkinson's disease (PD). In particular, we investigate the effects of random inputs in a subthalamic nucleus (STN) cell membrane potential model. The STN bursting phenomena and parkinsonian hypokinetic motor symptoms are closely connected, as electrical and chemical maneuvers modulating STN bursts are sufficient to ameliorate or mimic parkinsonian motor deficits. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the STN is an important surgical technique used in the treatment to improve PD symptoms. Our numerical results show that the random inputs strongly affect the spiking activities of the STN neuron not only in the case of healthy cells but also in the case of PD cells in the presence of DBS treatment. Specifically, the existence of a random refractory period together with random input current in the system may substantially influence an increased irregularity of spike trains of the output neurons.

Acknowledgments

Authors are grateful to the NSERC and the CRC Program for their support. RM is also acknowledging support of the BERC 2022-2025 program and Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI) BCAM Severo Ochoa excellence accreditation SEV-2017-0718 and the Basque Government fund AI in BCAM EXP. 2019/00432.

Conflict of interest

The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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