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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2009

Modulation of perineuronal nets and parvalbumin with developmental song learning.

Timothy S Balmer, Vanessa M Carels, Jillian L Frisch, Teresa A Nick

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers.

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110 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Critical Periods and Beyond: Dynamic Functions of Perineuronal Nets in Cognition, Development, and Disease.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  16. Cognitive-Affective Functions of the Cerebellum.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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  20. Evidence on Neurotoxicity after Intrauterine and Childhood Exposure to Organomercurials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Timothy S BalmerDepartment of Neuroscience and Center for Neurobehavioral Development, University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Vanessa M Carels
Jillian L Frisch
Teresa A Nick

Funding

Integrative Study of Vocal DevelopmentR01NS050436 · NINDS · RUTGERS THE ST UNIV OF NJ NEW BRUNSWICK · PI VICARIO, DAVID S · 2005 to 2009
$3.2M
Mechanisms of vocal learningR01DC007384 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NICK, TERESA A · 2006 to 2008
$724k
Mechanisms of vocal learning in the zebra finchK02DC008521 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI NICK, TERESA A · 2007 to 2011
$531k
NIDCD NIH HHS K02 DC008521NIDCD NIH HHS K02-DC008521NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007384NIDCD NIH HHS R01-DC007384NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS050436NINDS NIH HHS R01-NS050436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural circuits and behavior are shaped during developmental phases of maximal plasticity known as sensitive or critical periods. Neural correlates of sensory critical periods have been identified, but their roles remain unclear. Factors that define critical periods in sensorimotor circuits and behavior are not known. Birdsong learning in the zebra finch occurs during a sensitive period similar to that for human speech. We now show that perineuronal nets, which correlate with sensory critical periods, surround parvalbumin-positive neurons in brain areas that are dedicated to singing. The percentage of both total and parvalbumin-positive neurons with perineuronal nets increased with development. In HVC (this acronym is the proper name), a song area important for sensorimotor integration, the percentage of parvalbumin neurons with perineuronal nets correlated with song maturity. Shifting the vocal critical period with tutor song deprivation decreased the percentage of neurons that were parvalbumin positive and the relative staining intensity of both parvalbumin and a component of perineuronal nets. Developmental song learning shares key characteristics with sensory critical periods, suggesting shared underlying mechanisms.

Indexed as

High Vocal CenterAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell CountCritical Period, PsychologicalEntropyFemaleFinchesIn Vitro TechniquesLearningMaleNerve NetNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsParvalbuminsParvalbumins

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PMID19828802
PMCPMC2769505

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