2022
Functional network properties derived from wide-field calcium imaging differ with wakefulness and across cell type
O’Connor D, Mandino F, Shen X, Horien C, Ge X, Herman P, Hyder F, Crair M, Papademetris X, Lake E, Constable. Functional network properties derived from wide-field calcium imaging differ with wakefulness and across cell type. NeuroImage 2022, 264: 119735. PMID: 36347441, PMCID: PMC9808917, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119735.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Simultaneous mesoscopic and two-photon imaging of neuronal activity in cortical circuits
Barson D, Hamodi AS, Shen X, Lur G, Constable RT, Cardin JA, Crair MC, Higley MJ. Simultaneous mesoscopic and two-photon imaging of neuronal activity in cortical circuits. Nature Methods 2019, 17: 107-113. PMID: 31686040, PMCID: PMC6946863, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-019-0625-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasoactive intestinal peptide-expressing interneuronsBrain-wide network dynamicsTwo-photon calcium imagingEntire cortical mantleLocal neuronal circuitsLong-range cortical networksWidespread gene deliveryWidefield calciumPyramidal neuronsAwake miceCortical circuitsNeuronal activityCortical mantleTwo-photon imagingViral transduction methodsNeuronal circuitsCalcium imagingMouse brainFunctional connectivityLocal microcircuitsMammalian cortexCortical architectureCortical networksBrainActivity propagatesSynapse-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