Layer 4 Pyramidal Neurons Exhibit Robust Dendritic Spine Plasticity In Vivo after Input Deprivation
Miquelajauregui A, Kribakaran S, Mostany R, Badaloni A, Consalez G, Portera-Cailliau C. Layer 4 Pyramidal Neurons Exhibit Robust Dendritic Spine Plasticity In Vivo after Input Deprivation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 7287-7294. PMID: 25948276, PMCID: PMC4420789, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5215-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPyramidal neuronsInput deprivationWhisker trimmingSynaptic plasticityLayer 4 pyramidal neuronsDendritic spine lossDendritic spine plasticitySensory processingDendritic spine dynamicsRobust synaptic plasticityL4 neuronsSpine lossCre miceLayer 2/3Spine plasticityTransgenic miceElectrophysiological propertiesSpine dynamicsCortex exhibitNeuronsDeprivation resultsTwo-photon microscopyApical tuftMiceVivo