Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Auditory input enhances somatosensory encoding and tactile goal-directed behavior

  • L. Godenzini,
  • D. Alwis,
  • R. Guzulaitis,
  • S. Honnuraiah,
  • G. J. Stuart,
  • L. M. Palmer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24754-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Multi-sensory input can lead to dendritic integration at the single neuron level. Here the authors show that combined auditory and somatosensory input increases distal dendritic and somatic activity in layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons of the primary somatosensory cortex and decreases response latency during somatosensory-based goal-directed behaviour.