2020
Laminar Differences in the Targeting of Dendritic Spines by Cortical Pyramidal Neurons and Interneurons in Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Glausier J, Datta D, Fish K, Chung D, Melchitzky D, Lewis D. Laminar Differences in the Targeting of Dendritic Spines by Cortical Pyramidal Neurons and Interneurons in Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neuroscience 2020, 452: 181-191. PMID: 33212224, PMCID: PMC7770119, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical pyramidal neuronsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsDendritic spinesDensity of spinesMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDeep cortical layersPyramidal neuron activitySpecific neural circuitsGABAergic inputsGlutamatergic inputsGABAergic interneuronsGlutamatergic synapsesLaminar differencesCore cognitive functionNeuron activitySynaptic informationNeuron synapseCortical layersInterneuronsRecurrent excitationCognitive function
2016
Synaptic Actin Dysregulation, a Convergent Mechanism of Mental Disorders?
Yan Z, Kim E, Datta D, Lewis D, Soderling S. Synaptic Actin Dysregulation, a Convergent Mechanism of Mental Disorders? Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 11411-11417. PMID: 27911743, PMCID: PMC5125208, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2360-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersActivity-dependent modulationCritical neural pathwaysGenetic risk allelesExcitatory synapsesNeurodevelopmental disturbancesNeural pathwaysBrain disordersSynaptic cytoskeletonRisk allelesDisordersNeurodevelopmental disordersActin dysregulationSpine structureConvergent mechanismsAutism spectrum disorderPostsynaptic complexSpectrum disorderPathwayActin cytoskeletonCandidate genesGenetic evidenceActin polymerizationAbnormalitiesSchizophrenia
2014
Functional Maturation of GABA Synapses During Postnatal Development of the Monkey Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Gonzalez-Burgos G, Miyamae T, Pafundo D, Yoshino H, Rotaru D, Hoftman G, Datta D, Zhang Y, Hammond M, Sampson A, Fish K, Ermentrout G, Lewis D. Functional Maturation of GABA Synapses During Postnatal Development of the Monkey Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2014, 25: 4076-4093. PMID: 24904071, PMCID: PMC4626828, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAge FactorsAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalcium Channel BlockersExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsLysineMacaca mulattaModels, NeurologicalNeuronsOmega-Agatoxin IVAPrefrontal CortexPyridazinesSynapsesConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSynapse densityPyramidal cellsPrepubertal ageParvalbumin-positive GABA neuronsMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexInhibitory synapse densityInhibitory postsynaptic currentsAdult macaque monkeysCortical network activityDevelopment of GABAYoung adult ageDlPFC circuitsGamma frequency oscillationsGABA neuronsGABA synapsesInhibitory synaptogenesisPostsynaptic currentsPeripubertal periodSynaptic appositionsGamma band powerMacaque monkeysFunctional maturation