ReviewTrends in neurosciences2001
Neural activity: sculptor of 'barrels' in the neocortex.
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- Inducible NMDA receptor knockdown reveals a maintenance phase in dendritic refinement of barrel cortex neurons.iScience · 2025Article
- Experience-Dependent Intrinsic Plasticity in Layer IV of Barrel Cortex at Whisking Onset.eNeuro · 2025Article
- Unveiling GABA and Serotonin Interactions During Neurodevelopment to Re-Open Adult Critical Periods for Neuropsychiatric Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Immediately following the onset of active whisking, the input layer of barrel cortex exhibits a transient period of increased excitability that depends on prior experience.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Cortex-restricted deletion of Foxp1 impairs barrel formation and induces aberrant tactile responses in a mouse model of autism.Molecular autism · 2023Article
- NMDA Receptor Enhances Correlation of Spontaneous Activity in Neonatal Barrel Cortex.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021Article
- Somatosensorimotor and Odor Modification, Along with Serotonergic Processes Underlying the Social Deficits in BTBR T+ Itpr3Neuroscience · 2020Article
- Sensory lesioning induces microglial synapse elimination via ADAM10 and fractalkine signaling.Nature neuroscience · 2019Article
- A Retino-retinal Projection Guided by Unc5c Emerged in Species with Retinal Waves.Current biology : CB · 2019Article
- Distribution Patterns of Three Molecularly Defined Classes of GABAergic Neurons Across Columnar Compartments in Mouse Barrel Cortex.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2019Article
- Impact of thalamocortical input on barrel cortex development.Neuroscience · 2018Review
- The effect of bilirubin on the excitability of mitral cells in the olfactory bulb of the rat.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- mGluR5 Exerts Cell-Autonomous Influences on the Functional and Anatomical Development of Layer IV Cortical Neurons in the Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016Article
- Interactive Effects Between Exercise and Serotonergic Pharmacotherapy on Cortical Reorganization After Spinal Cord Injury.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2016Article
- Neonatal sensory nerve injury-induced synaptic plasticity in the trigeminal principal sensory nucleus.Experimental neurology · 2016Review
- Control of cerebrovascular patterning by neural activity during postnatal development.Mechanisms of development · 2015Review
- Postnatal reduction of BDNF regulates the developmental remodeling of taste bud innervation.Developmental biology · 2015Article
- Thalamic adenylyl cyclase 1 is required for barrel formation in the somatosensory cortex.Neuroscience · 2015Article
- Role of whiskers in sensorimotor development of C57BL/6 mice.Behavioural brain research · 2015Article
- Cortical reorganization after spinal cord injury: always for good?Neuroscience · 2014Review
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Abstract
A major portion of the primary somatosensory cortex of rodents is characterized by the discrete and patterned distribution of thalamocortical axons and layer IV granule cells ('barrels'), which correspond to the spatial distribution of whiskers and sinus hairs on the snout. In recent years several mutant mouse models began unveiling the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which these patterns emerge presynaptically and are reflected postsynaptically. Neural activity plays a crucial role in conferring presynaptic patterns to postsynaptic cells via neurotransmitter receptor-mediated intracellular signals. Here we review recent evidence that is finally opening the doors to understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of pattern formation in the neocortex.
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