Evaluation of the effective and functional connectivity estimators for microelectrode array recordings during in vitro neuronal network maturation

Emre Kapucu, Jarno Tanskanen, Francois Christophe, Tommi Mikkonen, Jari Hyttinen

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    Abstract

    During maturation, neurons and neuronal ensembles interact and build connections. Changes in the network structure have effects on the overall electrophysiological activity, and consequently on the observable connectivity. In this paper, we assessed effective and functional connectivities during neuronal network development by means of directed connectivity and synchronization, respectively. For that, we analyzed in vitro dissociated mouse cortical neuronal networks during four weeks using microelectrode arrays.Functional and effective connectivities were estimated with CorSE and transfer entropy (TE), respectively. Here, we describe the advantages of the methods relative to each other. We observed that the functional connectivity analysis may provide networking information in earlier phases of network development than effective connectivity. On the other hand, effective connectivity analysis provides information on the sources and targets of information flows. By corroborative analysis using CorSE and TE, one can investigate possible effects of early synchronizations on information transfer during the later stages of network development. In conclusion, using effective and functional connectivity assessments jointly provides for enhanced analysis of the development of information transfer during the structural development of a neuronal network.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEMBEC and NBC 2017 - Joint Conference of the European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference EMBEC 2017 and the Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, NBC 2017
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages1105-1108
    ISBN (Electronic)978-981-10-5122-7
    ISBN (Print)978-981-10-5121-0
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventJoint Conference of the European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC) and the Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics (NBC) -
    Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

    Publication series

    NameIFMBE Proceedings
    Volume65
    ISSN (Print)1680-0737

    Conference

    ConferenceJoint Conference of the European Medical and Biological Engineering Conference (EMBEC) and the Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics (NBC)
    Period1/01/00 → …

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    • Publication forum level 1

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