2014
Visual Circuit Development Requires Patterned Activity Mediated by Retinal Acetylcholine Receptors
Burbridge TJ, Xu HP, Ackman JB, Ge X, Zhang Y, Ye MJ, Zhou ZJ, Xu J, Contractor A, Crair MC. Visual Circuit Development Requires Patterned Activity Mediated by Retinal Acetylcholine Receptors. Neuron 2014, 84: 1049-1064. PMID: 25466916, PMCID: PMC4258148, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclooxygenase InhibitorsEye ProteinsFunctional LateralityHomeodomain ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMeclofenamic AcidMiceMice, TransgenicPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorReceptors, NicotinicRepressor ProteinsRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsRNA, MessengerVisual PathwaysConceptsRetinal wavesCircuit refinementNervous systemNeural circuitsVisual circuit developmentSpontaneous retinal activityRetinal activityRetinorecipient regionsSpontaneous activityAcetylcholine receptorsPharmacological manipulationVisual circuitsSynaptic connectionsVertebrate nervous systemNeural activityOnset of sensationAltered patternCircuit developmentSensory systemsCausal linkEarly developmentActivityBrainReceptors
2012
Retinal waves coordinate patterned activity throughout the developing visual system
Ackman JB, Burbridge TJ, Crair MC. Retinal waves coordinate patterned activity throughout the developing visual system. Nature 2012, 490: 219-225. PMID: 23060192, PMCID: PMC3962269, DOI: 10.1038/nature11529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivity-dependent developmentSpontaneous retinal activityRetinal wavesRetinal activityEntire visual systemPatterned activitySecondary visual areasPrimary visual cortexOnset of visionCholinergic neurotransmissionNeonatal miceNeuronal activitySpontaneous activityNervous systemVisual cortexVertebrate nervous systemVisual areasVisual systemVisual fieldGenetic factorsEye openingFunctional developmentOnsetActivityNeurotransmission
2011
Visualization and Manipulation of Neural Activity in the Developing Vertebrate Nervous System
Zhang J, Ackman JB, Dhande OS, Crair MC. Visualization and Manipulation of Neural Activity in the Developing Vertebrate Nervous System. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2011, 4: 43. PMID: 22121343, PMCID: PMC3219918, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2011.00043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research