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Wang haitao March 14 2011. Loss of one type of sensory input can cause improved functionality of other sensory systems. Whereas this form of plasticity, cross-modal plasticity, is well established, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying it are still unclear.
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Wang haitao March 14 2011
Loss of one type of sensory input can cause improved functionality of other sensory systems. Whereas this form of plasticity, cross-modal plasticity, is well established, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying it are still unclear. • blind individuals compensate their lack of visual input by responding to somatosensory or auditory input with improved sensitivity and accuracy. The brain can adapt to sensory deprivation in one modality (e.g., visual cortex) by increasing plasticity and retuning neuronal circuits in other remaining modalities.
Rectification index= I (-60 mV)/I(+40mV) • GluR2-containing receptors • GluR2-lacking receptors
Methods • In vitro whole cell recording • Infection of Neocortical Neurons In Vivo • In Vivo Microdialysis • In Vivo Extracellular Recording • Biochemical Analysis • Immunohistochemistry
VD Drives GluR1 into Layer 4 to Layer 2/3 Synapses of the Barrel Cortex in Juvenile Rats GFP-GluR1
VD Drives GluR1 into Layer 4 to Layer 2/3 Synapses of the Barrel Cortex in Juvenile Rats
VD did not alter properties of NMDA component and inhibitory component
Serotonin Mediates VD-Driven Synaptic GluR1 Delivery in the Juvenile Rat Barrel Cortex
Serotonin Mediates VD-Driven Synaptic GluR1 Delivery in the Juvenile Rat Barrel Cortex
VD Induces Phosphorylation of GluR1 at a Site Critical for Its Synaptic Delivery
Visual deprivation (VD) drives AMPA receptors into synapses in the rat barrel cortex • Seoronin mediates VD-induced facilitation of synaptic AMPA receptor delivery • VD increases activation of ERK and increase of phosphorylation of GluR1 at Ser845 • VD sharpens the map in the barrel cortex