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