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
2004
Adenylate Cyclase 1 dependent refinement of retinotopic maps in the mouse
Plas DT, Visel A, Gonzalez E, She WC, Crair MC. Adenylate Cyclase 1 dependent refinement of retinotopic maps in the mouse. Vision Research 2004, 44: 3357-3364. PMID: 15536003, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2004.09.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdenylate cyclase 1Retino-collicular pathwayTopographic map refinementActivity-dependent factorsSuperior colliculusRetinotopic mapMutant miceSensory peripheryCellular mechanismsCyclase 1Superficial layersColliculusNeuronal mapsMiceGross topographyLittle evidenceDependent factorsMap refinementBiochemical techniques