2015
Dendrodendritic synapses in the mouse olfactory bulb external plexiform layer
Bartel DL, Rela L, Hsieh L, Greer CA. Dendrodendritic synapses in the mouse olfactory bulb external plexiform layer. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2015, 523: 1145-1161. PMID: 25420934, PMCID: PMC4390432, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal plexiform layerDendrodendritic synapsesPlexiform layerSynaptic densityOlfactory bulb projection neuronsReciprocal dendrodendritic synapsesGranule cell spinesPostsynaptic scaffolding proteinOdor informationIR punctaProjection neuronsSecondary dendritesInhibitory synapsesT cellsInhibitory inputsCell synapseGranule cellsSynaptic circuitsSynaptic propertiesCell bodiesSynapsesCurrent spreadDendritesSynapseTemporal coding
2014
Olfactory learning promotes input-specific synaptic plasticity in adult-born neurons
Lepousez G, Nissant A, Bryant AK, Gheusi G, Greer CA, Lledo PM. Olfactory learning promotes input-specific synaptic plasticity in adult-born neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 13984-13989. PMID: 25189772, PMCID: PMC4183341, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1404991111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDendritesMaleMemory, Long-TermMiceMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeuronal PlasticityOlfactory BulbOlfactory PathwaysConceptsAdult-born granule cellsAdult-born neuronsInput-specific synaptic plasticityOlfactory bulbGranule cellsOlfactory cortexSynaptic plasticityOptogenetic stimulationOlfactory learningSelective optogenetic stimulationOlfactory information processingCircuit remodelingCortical projectionsSpine densityAdult neurogenesisOB neuronsNew neuronsExcitatory inputsInhibitory inputsSynaptic mechanismsDendritic portionsDendritic treeNeuronsFunctional plasticityElectrophysiological analysis
2010
Developmental Dynamics of Piriform Cortex
Sarma AA, Richard MB, Greer CA. Developmental Dynamics of Piriform Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2010, 21: 1231-1245. PMID: 21041199, PMCID: PMC3140179, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhq199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell DifferentiationCerebral CortexEmbryo, MammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIndolesMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNonlinear DynamicsPregnancyRatsConceptsAnterior piriform cortexPiriform cortexPyramidal cellsLayers IIPostnatal developmentCortical sensory processingNumber of interneuronsMolecular maturationCortical laminationInhibitory synapsesPostnatal eventsInhibitory networksSensory processingOdor codingPaleocortexCortexMorphological basisCellsMaturationInterneuronsNeocortexSynapses