2014
Olfactory 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
2009
Dendritic Branching of Olfactory Bulb Mitral and Tufted Cells: Regulation by TrkB
Imamura F, Greer CA. Dendritic Branching of Olfactory Bulb Mitral and Tufted Cells: Regulation by TrkB. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6729. PMID: 19707543, PMCID: PMC2727791, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral/TrkB activationOlfactory bulbApical dendritesDendritic developmentLateral dendriteDendritic branchingExternal plexiform layerReciprocal dendrodendritic synapsesEarly postnatal daysOlfactory bulb mitralTrkB neurotrophin receptorMammalian olfactory bulbSame odor receptorOlfactory sensory neuronsTufted CellsDendrodendritic synapsesTrkB receptorsDendritic differentiationOB neuronsProjection neuronsPlexiform layerNeurotrophin receptorPostnatal daySensory neurons