2007
Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus
Chiu C, Castillo P. Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus. Neuropharmacology 2007, 54: 68-78. PMID: 17706254, PMCID: PMC2225485, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArachidonic AcidsBenzoxazinesCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsCholinergic AgentsDentate GyrusElectric StimulationEndocannabinoidsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlyceridesIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, WistarReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1ConceptsECB signalingDentate gyrusDiacyglycerol lipaseGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptorsDepress excitatory synaptic transmissionSuppression of excitationBreakdown of anandamideExcitatory synapsesMedial perforant pathAbundant eCBECB-LTDECB releaseCannabinoid receptorsExcitatory synaptic transmissionBrain structuresGlutamatergic inputsEntorhinal cortexSynaptic plasticityGlutamate receptorsPerforant pathDentate granule cellsDentateEndocannabinoidGyrusAnandamide
2002
Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex
Chiu C, Weliky M. Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex. Neuron 2002, 35: 1123-1134. PMID: 12354401, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)00867-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular dominance columnsVisual cortexDominance columnsPatterns of correlated activitySpontaneous activityOrganization of ocular dominance columnsRegions of visual cortexCorrelated spontaneous activityLGN afferentsOcular dominance patchesPeriodic alternationCortical connectivityPostnatal developmentIntrinsic periodCortical neuronsOcular dominanceFluctuationsMultielectrode arraysCorrelated activityCortexPeriodic fluctuationsBand