2022
Fluorescently-tagged magnetic protein nanoparticles for high-resolution optical and ultra-high field magnetic resonance dual-modal cerebral angiography
Mishra S, Herman P, Crair M, Constable R, Walsh J, Akif A, Verhagen J, Hyder F. Fluorescently-tagged magnetic protein nanoparticles for high-resolution optical and ultra-high field magnetic resonance dual-modal cerebral angiography. Nanoscale 2022, 14: 17770-17788. PMID: 36437785, PMCID: PMC9850399, DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04878g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein nanoparticlesParamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticlesIron oxide nanoparticlesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrastRelaxivity ratioOxide nanoparticlesRapid renal clearanceNanoparticlesMRI propertiesImaging contrastMRI contrastCitric acidNeuroscience applicationsFluorescent dyeBlood biochemical assaysUnambiguous detectionRelaxivityCerebral angiographyDyePlatformMajor blood vesselsBiochemical assaysTechnologyBrain capillariesFluorescence angiography
2020
Transverse sinus injections drive robust whole-brain expression of transgenes
Hamodi AS, Sabino A, Fitzgerald ND, Moschou D, Crair M. Transverse sinus injections drive robust whole-brain expression of transgenes. ELife 2020, 9: e53639. PMID: 32420870, PMCID: PMC7266618, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53639.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Synapse-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
2008
State-Dependent Bidirectional Modification of Somatic Inhibition in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells
Kurotani T, Yamada K, Yoshimura Y, Crair MC, Komatsu Y. State-Dependent Bidirectional Modification of Somatic Inhibition in Neocortical Pyramidal Cells. Neuron 2008, 57: 905-916. PMID: 18367091, PMCID: PMC2880402, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerateAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBicucullineDendritesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidInhibitory Postsynaptic PotentialsNeural InhibitionPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyramidal CellsQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpider VenomsVisual CortexConceptsL-type Ca2Slow-wave sleepSomatic inhibitionPyramidal neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsBidirectional modificationSlow membrane oscillationsRat visual cortexCortical pyramidal neuronsR-type Ca2Neocortical pyramidal cellsBehavioral statesNeuron responsivenessPyramidal cellsDepolarized phaseRepetitive firingVisual cortexReceptor exocytosisChannel activationInhibitionPotentiationNeuronsSleepMembrane oscillationsDepression
2007
Development of Cortical Maps: Perspectives From the Barrel Cortex
Inan M, Crair MC. Development of Cortical Maps: Perspectives From the Barrel Cortex. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 49-61. PMID: 17229975, DOI: 10.1177/1073858406296257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarrel mapThalamic axonsBarrel cortexBarrel map formationActivity-dependent cuesMolecular cuesSensory afferentsMotor cortexPrimary somatosensoryThalamocortical axonsSomatosensory cortexCortical neuronsSynapse maturationNeuronal activityFunctional maturationVentricular cellsCortical mapsCortexAxonsNeocortical developmentWiring principlesCortical patterningMammalian neocortexNeocortexNeurons
1999
Altered spatial patterns of functional thalamocortical connections in the barrel cortex after neonatal infraorbital nerve cut revealed by optical recording
Higashi S, Crair MC, Kurotani T, Inokawa H, Toyama K. Altered spatial patterns of functional thalamocortical connections in the barrel cortex after neonatal infraorbital nerve cut revealed by optical recording. Neuroscience 1999, 91: 439-452. PMID: 10366001, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(98)00666-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfraorbital nerve cutNerve cutNormal ratsLayer IVSomatosensory cortexDextran amine labelingThalamocortical slice preparationPostnatal day 7Cytochrome oxidase stainingThalamocortical transmissionThalamocortical connectionsDextran amineThalamocortical axonsThalamic stimulationBarrel cortexFunctional synapsesSlice preparationAxon terminalsVoltage-sensitive dyeTerminal arborsAltered spatial patternDay 7P5-P6RatsBarrel formation
1997
Silent Synapses during Development of Thalamocortical Inputs
Isaac J, Crair M, Nicoll R, Malenka R. Silent Synapses during Development of Thalamocortical Inputs. Neuron 1997, 18: 269-280. PMID: 9052797, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80267-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationThalamocortical synapsesThalamocortical inputsSilent synapsesFunctional synapsesPostnatal day 8Rat somatosensory cortexActivity-dependent mechanismsActivity-dependent increaseEarly postnatal developmentSomatosensory cortexPostsynaptic activityTopographical projectionDay 8Postnatal developmentSynaptic connectionsSynaptic strengthSynapsesCortexSignificant proportionThalamusEarly developmentPotentiation
1996
[The development of rat somatosensory (barrel) cortex visualized by optical recording].
Kurotani T, Crair MC, Higashi S, Toyama K, Molnar Z. [The development of rat somatosensory (barrel) cortex visualized by optical recording]. Protein (Tokyo) 1996, 41: 758-65. PMID: 8787046.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses
Crair M, Malenka R. A critical period for long-term potentiation at thalamocortical synapses. Nature 1995, 375: 325-328. PMID: 7753197, DOI: 10.1038/375325a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term potentiationThalamocortical synapsesNMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currentsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-dependent long-term potentiationReceptor-mediated synaptic currentsCritical periodRat somatosensory cortexActivity-dependent processesSomatosensory cortexThalamic axonsCortical circuitryNormal connectivitySynaptic currentsTopographical projectionSynaptic connectionsWhisker barrelsLoss of susceptibilitySensory perturbationsLTPPotentiationCortexSynapsesNormal developmentCompelling evidenceLikely mechanism