2013
Wavelength-Selective One- and Two-Photon Uncaging of GABA
Amatrudo JM, Olson JP, Lur G, Chiu CQ, Higley MJ, Ellis-Davies GC. Wavelength-Selective One- and Two-Photon Uncaging of GABA. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2013, 5: 64-70. PMID: 24304264, PMCID: PMC3894722, DOI: 10.1021/cn400185r.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus
Chiu C, Castillo P. Input-specific plasticity at excitatory synapses mediated by endocannabinoids in the dentate gyrus. Neuropharmacology 2007, 54: 68-78. PMID: 17706254, PMCID: PMC2225485, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArachidonic AcidsBenzoxazinesCalciumCalcium Channel BlockersCannabinoid Receptor ModulatorsCholinergic AgentsDentate GyrusElectric StimulationEndocannabinoidsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlyceridesIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMorpholinesNaphthalenesNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, WistarReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1ConceptsECB signalingDentate gyrusDiacyglycerol lipaseGroup I metabotropic glutamate receptorsDepress excitatory synaptic transmissionSuppression of excitationBreakdown of anandamideExcitatory synapsesMedial perforant pathAbundant eCBECB-LTDECB releaseCannabinoid receptorsExcitatory synaptic transmissionBrain structuresGlutamatergic inputsEntorhinal cortexSynaptic plasticityGlutamate receptorsPerforant pathDentate granule cellsDentateEndocannabinoidGyrusAnandamide
2004
Small modulation of ongoing cortical dynamics by sensory input during natural vision
Fiser J, Chiu C, Weliky M. Small modulation of ongoing cortical dynamics by sensory input during natural vision. Nature 2004, 431: 573-578. PMID: 15457262, DOI: 10.1038/nature02907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamics of spontaneous activitySpontaneous activityVisual cortexPrimary visual cortexRandom spontaneous activitySpontaneous neural firingVisual cortical neuronsMature visual cortexCortical dynamicsNeural activityEvoked neural activitySensory inputInput signalCortical neuronsCircuit dynamicsNeural firingVisual stimulationMature animalsDynamicsYoung animalsFilm imagesCortexNeural responsesNatural visionNatural viewing conditions
2002
Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex
Chiu C, Weliky M. Relationship of Correlated Spontaneous Activity to Functional Ocular Dominance Columns in the Developing Visual Cortex. Neuron 2002, 35: 1123-1134. PMID: 12354401, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)00867-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular dominance columnsVisual cortexDominance columnsPatterns of correlated activitySpontaneous activityOrganization of ocular dominance columnsRegions of visual cortexCorrelated spontaneous activityLGN afferentsOcular dominance patchesPeriodic alternationCortical connectivityPostnatal developmentIntrinsic periodCortical neuronsOcular dominanceFluctuationsMultielectrode arraysCorrelated activityCortexPeriodic fluctuationsBand