The potency of the environment to shape brain function changes dramatically across the
lifespan. Neural circuits exhibit profound plasticity during early life and are later stabilized. A …

From early embryonic development to adulthood, GABA release participates in the
construction of the mammalian cerebral cortex. The maturation of GABAergic …

The shift in ocular dominance (OD) of binocular neurons induced by monocular deprivation
is the canonical model of synaptic plasticity confined to a postnatal critical period …

In many regions of the developing brain, neuronal circuits undergo defined phases of
enhanced plasticity, termed critical periods. Work in the rodent visual cortex has led to …

Hebbian plasticity is widely considered to be the mechanism by which information can be
coded and retained in neurons in the brain. Homeostatic plasticity moves the neuron back …

One major goal in Neuroscience is the development of strategies promoting neural plasticity
in the adult central nervous system, when functional recovery from brain disease and injury …

Ocular dominance plasticity is easily observed during the critical period in early postnatal
life. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is the most abundant component in extracellular structures …

The immediate early gene neuronal activity-regulated pentraxin (NARP) is an α-amino-3-
hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) binding protein that is …

The sensitivity of ocular dominance to regulation by monocular deprivation is the canonical
model of plasticity confined to a critical period. However, we have previously shown that …

For proper maturation of the neocortex and acquisition of specific functions and skills,
exposure to sensory stimuli is vital during critical periods of development when synaptic …