2015
Dendrodendritic synapses in the mouse olfactory bulb external plexiform layer
Bartel DL, Rela L, Hsieh L, Greer CA. Dendrodendritic synapses in the mouse olfactory bulb external plexiform layer. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2015, 523: 1145-1161. PMID: 25420934, PMCID: PMC4390432, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal plexiform layerDendrodendritic synapsesPlexiform layerSynaptic densityOlfactory bulb projection neuronsReciprocal dendrodendritic synapsesGranule cell spinesPostsynaptic scaffolding proteinOdor informationIR punctaProjection neuronsSecondary dendritesInhibitory synapsesT cellsInhibitory inputsCell synapseGranule cellsSynaptic circuitsSynaptic propertiesCell bodiesSynapsesCurrent spreadDendritesSynapseTemporal coding
2010
Developmental Dynamics of Piriform Cortex
Sarma AA, Richard MB, Greer CA. Developmental Dynamics of Piriform Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2010, 21: 1231-1245. PMID: 21041199, PMCID: PMC3140179, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhq199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell DifferentiationCerebral CortexEmbryo, MammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIndolesMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNonlinear DynamicsPregnancyRatsConceptsAnterior piriform cortexPiriform cortexPyramidal cellsLayers IIPostnatal developmentCortical sensory processingNumber of interneuronsMolecular maturationCortical laminationInhibitory synapsesPostnatal eventsInhibitory networksSensory processingOdor codingPaleocortexCortexMorphological basisCellsMaturationInterneuronsNeocortexSynapsesAge-induced disruption of selective olfactory bulb synaptic circuits
Richard MB, Taylor SR, Greer CA. Age-induced disruption of selective olfactory bulb synaptic circuits. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 15613-15618. PMID: 20679234, PMCID: PMC2932573, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1007931107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse OBLayer-specific alterationsAfferent synaptic inputExternal plexiform layerPrimary sensory cortexAge-related alterationsAge-related cognitive deficitsNeuronal lossOlfactory bulb circuitryProjection neuronsPlexiform layerOB glomeruliQuantitative morphometric analysisSynaptic densityGlomerular layerInterneuron subpopulationsOlfactory functionOSN axonsSynaptic inputsSensory cortexOB layersSynaptic circuitsSensory functionOB circuitryCognitive deficits