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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfferent PathwaysAnimalsHomeostasisMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiSynapsesConceptsResponse 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