Circuit analysis of experience-dependent plasticity in the developing rat barrel cortex
Circuit analysis of experience-dependent plasticity in the developing rat barrel cortex
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DOI:
10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00152-1
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发表时间:
2003-04-24
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Svoboda, K
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作者:
Shepherd, GMG;Pologruto, TA;Svoboda, K
Sensory deprivation during a critical period reduces spine motility and disrupts receptive field structure of layer 2/3 neurons in rat barrel cortex. To determine the locus of plasticity, we used laser scanning photostimulation, allowing us to rapidly map intracortical synaptic connectivity in brain slices. Layer 2/3 neurons differed in their spatial distributions of presynaptic partners: neurons directly above barrels received, on average, significantly more layer 4 input than those above the septa separating barrels. Complementary connectivity was found in deprived cortex: neurons above septa were now strongly coupled to septal regions, while connectivity between barrel regions and layer 2/3 was reduced. These results reveal competitive interactions between barrel and septal circuits in the establishment of precise intracortical circuits.