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ArticleScientific reports2018

Regulation of filial imprinting and structural plasticity by mTORC1 in newborn chickens.

Gervasio Batista, Jennifer L Johnson, Elena Dominguez, Mauro Costa-Mattioli, Jose L Pena

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gervasio BatistaDepartment of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. gervasio.batista@phd.einstein.yu.edu.
Jennifer L JohnsonDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Elena DominguezDepartment of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Mauro Costa-MattioliDepartment of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jose L PenaDepartment of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. jose.pena@einstein.yu.edu.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USBaylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

The integrated stress response in cognitive disordersR01NS076708 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PFAFFINGER, PAUL, RAY, RUSSELL S · 2012 to 2025
$7.9M
Coding of Auditory Space in the Avian BrainR01DC007690 · NIDCD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COL OF MED YESHIVA UNIV · PI PENA, JOSE L · 2005 to 2025
$7.5M
Support for the Rose F. Kennedy IDDRCU54HD090260 · NICHD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI WALKLEY, STEVEN UPSHAW · 2016 to 2020
$6.0M
Einstein Postbaccalaureate Research Education ProgramR25GM104547 · NIGMS · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI AKABAS, MYLES H. · 2013 to 2023
$4.0M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD090260NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007690NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM104547NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulation of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling leads to memory deficits and abnormal social behaviors in adults. However, whether mTORC1 is involved in critical periods of early learning remains largely unexplored. Our study addressed this question by investigating imprinting, a form of learning constrained to a sensitive period that supports filial attachment, in newborn chickens. Imprinting to virtual objects and sounds was assessed after acute manipulations of mTORC1. To further understand the role of mTORC1 during the critical period, structural plasticity was analyzed using DiOlistic labeling of dendritic spines. We found that mTORC1 is required for the emergence of experience-dependent preferences and structural plasticity within brain regions controlling behavior. Furthermore, upon critical period closure, pharmacological activation of the AKT/mTORC1 pathway was sufficient to rescue imprinting across sensory modalities. Thus, our results uncover a novel role of mTORC1 in the formation of imprinted memories and experience-dependent reorganization of neural circuits during a critical period.

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Neuronal PlasticityAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBehavior, AnimalChickensDendritic SpinesImprinting, PsychologicalMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Memory DisordersTelencephalonMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1

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PMID29795185
PMCPMC5966437
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