Synaptic Connectivity and Cortical Maturation Are Promoted by the ω-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid
Carbone BE, Abouleish M, Watters KE, Vogel S, Ribic A, Schroeder OH, Bader BM, Biederer T. Synaptic Connectivity and Cortical Maturation Are Promoted by the ω-3 Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 30: 226-240. PMID: 31034037, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual acuityDietary DHASynaptic connectivityFatty Acid Docosahexaenoic AcidVivo electrophysiological recordingsSize of synapsesEarly neuronal differentiationDose-dependent mannerFatty acid DHACortical maturationYoung miceAwake miceDendritic arborsCultured neuronsDHA's roleVisual cortexFunctional maturationPostsynaptic specializationsElectrophysiological recordingsCortical processingBrain developmentDocosahexaenoic acidAcid DHAPostnatal stagesNeuronal differentiationSynapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1
Ribic A, Crair MC, Biederer T. Synapse-Selective Control of Cortical Maturation and Plasticity by Parvalbumin-Autonomous Action of SynCAM 1. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 381-393.e6. PMID: 30625321, PMCID: PMC6345548, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical plasticityCell adhesion molecule-1Critical periodJuvenile-like plasticityAdhesion molecule-1Primary visual cortexVisual critical periodThalamocortical inputsCortical maturationCircuit maturationV1 plasticityParvalbumin interneuronsFeedforward inhibitionSynaptic cell adhesion molecule 1Cell-autonomous mechanismsBrief lossCortical responsesSynaptic lociMolecule-1Visual cortexSynaptic factorsInterneuronsSpecific knockdownAdulthoodEyes