Thalamic Reticular Inputs Regulate Population-Level Response Geometry, Not Single-Unit Variability, in the Auditory Thalamus

Robin Langell

doi:10.5281/zenodo.21774408

August 3, 2026Open Access

Thalamic Reticular Inputs Regulate Population-Level Response Geometry, Not Single-Unit Variability, in the Auditory Thalamus

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This research aims to understand how thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) silencing influences the auditory thalamus, particularly its response geometry.
Conducted independent reanalysis of optogenetic TRN silencing in mice
Assessed impact on MGB population noise-covariance dimensionality
Examined single-unit variability in relation to estimator-dependence
TRN silencing significantly contracts MGB population noise-covariance dimensionality
Single-unit variability remains dependent on estimation method
Findings indicate geometric regulation rather than alteration of single-unit responses.

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Independent analysis investigates how TRN silencing affects auditory thalamus responses, suggesting geometric regulation without altering variability.

Abstract

Independent reanalysis of optogenetic TRN silencing in mouse auditory thalamus. PV-TRN silencing robustly contracts MGB population noise-covariance dimensionality, while single-unit variability remains estimator-dependent.

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Thalamic Reticular Inputs Regulate Population-Level Response Geometry, Not Single-Unit Variability, in the Auditory Thalamus

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