2014
Nonsensory target-dependent organization of piriform cortex
Chen CF, Zou DJ, Altomare CG, Xu L, Greer CA, Firestein SJ. Nonsensory target-dependent organization of piriform cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 16931-16936. PMID: 25385630, PMCID: PMC4250170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411266111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiriform cortexOrbitofrontal cortexMouse piriform cortexOutput neuronsPrimary sensory cortexAssociation fiber systemsFluorescent retrograde tracingLateral orbitofrontal cortexRetrograde tracingEfferent componentsEfferent pathwaysAfferent inputEfferent projectionsOlfactory cortexOlfactory bulbAgranular insulaSensory cortexEfferent circuitsCortexOlfactory 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 ResearchConceptsAdult-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
2011
Timing of neurogenesis is a determinant of olfactory circuitry
Imamura F, Ayoub AE, Rakic P, Greer CA. Timing of neurogenesis is a determinant of olfactory circuitry. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 14: 331-337. PMID: 21297629, PMCID: PMC3046046, DOI: 10.1038/nn.2754.Peer-Reviewed Original Research