Circuitry underlying experience-dependent plasticity in the mouse visual system

BM Hooks, C Chen - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Since the discovery of ocular dominance plasticity, neuroscientists have understood that
changes in visual experience during a discrete developmental time, the critical period …

[HTML][HTML] Oligodendrogenesis and myelination regulate cortical development, plasticity and circuit function

JL Fletcher, K Makowiecki, CL Cullen… - Seminars in cell & …, 2021 - Elsevier
During cortical development and throughout adulthood, oligodendrocytes add myelin
internodes to glutamatergic projection neurons and GABAergic inhibitory neurons. In …

Microglia are dispensable for experience-dependent refinement of mouse visual circuitry

TC Brown, EC Crouse, CA Attaway, DK Oakes… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
To test the hypothesized crucial role of microglia in the developmental refinement of neural
circuitry, we depleted microglia from mice of both sexes with PLX5622 and examined the …

Early impairment of cortical circuit plasticity and connectivity in the 5XFAD Alzheimer's disease mouse model

C Chen, X Ma, J Wei, N Shakir, JK Zhang… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic risk factors for neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), are
expressed throughout the life span. How these risk factors affect early brain development …

Subanesthetic ketamine reactivates adult cortical plasticity to restore vision from amblyopia

SF Grieco, X Qiao, X Zheng, Y Liu, L Chen, H Zhang… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Subanesthetic ketamine evokes rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects in human
patients. The mechanism for ketamine's effects remains elusive, but ketamine may broadly …

Depletion of microglia in developing cortical circuits reveals its critical role in glutamatergic synapse development, functional connectivity, and critical period plasticity

X Ma, K Chen, Y Cui, G Huang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia populate the early developing brain and mediate pruning of the central synapses.
Yet, little is known on their functional significance in shaping the developing cortical circuits …

Ocular dominance plasticity in binocular primary visual cortex does not require C1q

CA Welsh, CÉ Stephany, RW Sapp… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
C1q, the initiator of the classical complement cascade, mediates synapse elimination in the
postnatal mouse dorsolateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus and sensorimotor cortex …

Supervised dichoptic gaming versus monitored occlusion therapy for childhood amblyopia: Effectiveness and efficiency

A Kadhum, ETC Tan, M Fronius, SJ Baart… - Acta …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare the effectiveness and efficiency of supervised dichoptic action‐
videogame play to occlusion therapy in children with amblyopia. Methods Newly diagnosed …

Long-term monocular deprivation during juvenile critical period disrupts binocular integration in mouse visual thalamus

CYL Huh, K Abdelaal, KJ Salinas, D Gu… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
Study of the neural deficits caused by mismatched binocular vision in early childhood has
predominantly focused on circuits in the primary visual cortex (V1). Recent evidence has …

Mechanisms of plasticity in subcortical visual areas

M Duménieu, B Marquèze-Pouey, M Russier… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Visual plasticity is classically considered to occur essentially in the primary and secondary
cortical areas. Subcortical visual areas such as the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) …