Developmental alterations in the functional properties of excitatory neocortical synapses

D Feldmeyer, G Radnikow - The Journal of physiology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the neocortex, most excitatory, glutamatergic synapses are established during the first 4–5
weeks after birth. During this period profound changes in the properties of synaptic …

Disruption of cholinergic circuits as an area for targeted drug treatment of Alzheimer's disease: In vivo assessment of short-term plasticity in rat brain

V Chavushyan, A Soghomonyan, G Karapetyan… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The search for new therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still in
progress. Aberrant pathways of synaptic transmission in basal forebrain cholinergic neural …

Developmental depression-to-facilitation shift controls excitation-inhibition balance

DW Jia, TP Vogels, RP Costa - Communications biology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the short-term dynamics of excitatory synapses over development have
been observed throughout cortex, but their purpose and consequences remain unclear …

Low level postnatal methylmercury exposure in vivo alters developmental forms of short-term synaptic plasticity in the visual cortex of rat

S Dasari, Y Yuan - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Methylmercury (MeHg) has been previously shown to affect neurotransmitter release. Short-
term synaptic plasticity (STP) is primarily related to changes in the probability of …

Microarray profiles on age-related genes in the earlier postnatal rat visual cortex

Y Liu, Y Nie, L Zhou, S Lin, K Wu - Chinese Medical Journal, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background Accumulating evidence indicates that both innate and adaptive mechanisms
are responsible for the postnatal development of the mammalian visual cortex. Most of the …

The influences of dark rearing on the transmission characteristics of layer II/III pyramidal cells during the critical period

Y Liu, X Shi, Y Li, K Zhao - Brain research, 2012 - Elsevier
The characteristics of synaptic plasticity on layer II/III pyramidal cells in different ages of rats
have been studied extensively, and dark rearing is one of the important impact factors. To …

[图书][B] Signal processing in the tectothalamic pathway

H Wei - 2010 - search.proquest.com
The pulvinar is the largest nucleus of the human dorsal thalamus and is affected in a variety
of brain disorders, such as schizophrenia. The experiments described in this dissertation …