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ReviewNeural plasticity2019

Emerging Roles of Synapse Organizers in the Regulation of Critical Periods.

Adema Ribic, Thomas Biederer

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Review in Neural plasticity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Investigating hierarchical critical periods in human neurodevelopment.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Adema RibicDepartment of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6653-8645
Thomas BiedererDepartment of Neuroscience, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0912-1514
Tufts University · US

Funding

Mechanisms of SynCAM-Induced Synapse FormationR01DA018928 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BIEDERER, THOMAS · 2005 to 2021
$4.6M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA018928
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Experience remodels cortical connectivity during developmental windows called critical periods. Experience-dependent regulation of synaptic strength during these periods establishes circuit functions that are stabilized as critical period plasticity wanes. These processes have been extensively studied in the developing visual cortex, where critical period opening and closure are orchestrated by the assembly, maturation, and strengthening of distinct synapse types. The synaptic specificity of these processes points towards the involvement of distinct molecular pathways. Attractive candidates are pre- and postsynaptic transmembrane proteins that form adhesive complexes across the synaptic cleft. These synapse-organizing proteins control synapse development and maintenance and modulate structural and functional properties of synapses. Recent evidence suggests that they have pivotal roles in the onset and closure of the critical period for vision. In this review, we describe roles of synapse-organizing adhesion molecules in the regulation of visual critical period plasticity and we discuss the potential they offer to restore circuit functions in amblyopia and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Indexed as

Critical Period, PsychologicalAnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsSynapsesMembrane Proteins

Identifiers

PMID31565044
PMCPMC6745111
OpenAlexW2972109395

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