2017
Activity-dependent development of visual receptive fields
Thompson A, Gribizis A, Chen C, Crair MC. Activity-dependent development of visual receptive fields. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2017, 42: 136-143. PMID: 28088066, PMCID: PMC5375035, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2016.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivity-dependent developmentReceptive fieldsVisual receptive fieldsCircuit refinementNeuronal activityTopographic organizationRole of activity
2008
Mechanisms of response homeostasis during retinocollicular map formation
Shah RD, Crair MC. Mechanisms of response homeostasis during retinocollicular map formation. The Journal Of Physiology 2008, 586: 4363-4369. PMID: 18617562, PMCID: PMC2614012, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.157222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse homeostasisSynaptic plasticityIntrinsic excitabilityRetinocollicular map formationActivity-dependent developmentMouse superior colliculusHomeostatic plasticity mechanismsTotal synaptic inputReceptive fieldsDifferent mutant miceVisual receptive fieldsStrength of synapsesDifferent cellular mechanismsHebbian synaptic plasticityNeuronal outputSynaptic inputsSuperior colliculusRunaway excitationSynaptic scalingMutant miceNeural circuitsFunctional connectivityIndividual neuronsHomeostatic mechanismsCellular mechanisms