Silent synapse-based mechanisms of critical period plasticity

W Xu, S Löwel, OM Schlüter - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Critical periods are postnatal, restricted time windows of heightened plasticity in cortical
neural networks, during which experience refines principal neuron wiring configurations …

Enriched environment exposure during development positively impacts the structure and function of the visual cortex in mice

O Bibollet-Bahena, S Tissier, S Ho-Tran, A Rojewski… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Optimal conditions of development have been of interest for decades, since genetics alone
cannot fully explain how an individual matures. In the present study, we used optical brain …

Effect of Acute Enriched Environment Exposure on Brain Oscillations and Activation of the Translation Initiation Factor 4E-BPs at Synapses across Wakefulness and …

JL Santos, E Petsidou, P Saraogi, U Bartsch… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain plasticity is induced by learning during wakefulness and is consolidated during sleep.
But the molecular mechanisms involved are poorly understood and their relation to …

Transgenerational transmission of enhanced ocular dominance plasticity from enriched mice to their non-enriched offspring

E Kalogeraki, R Yusifov, S Löwel - Eneuro, 2019 - eneuro.org
In recent years, evidence has accumulated that non-Mendelian transgenerational
inheritance of qualities acquired through experience is possible. In particular, it has been …

Efectos de un ambiente enriquecido en la respuesta a la actividad física en ratas hembra durante la adolescencia

V Gómez Soriano - dspace.umh.es
El enriquecimiento ambiental pretende la mejora del bienestar animal proporcionando a los
roedores interacción social y alojamiento, así como la posibilidad de llevar a cabo actividad …