Early activity patterns and thalamocortical synaptic plasticity during the 'brain spurt' period
A.R. Nasretdinov a, R.N. Khazipov a,b
a Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 Russia
b INMED, Aix-Marseille University, INSERM, Marseille, 13273 France
Received June 25, 2018
Abstract
Development of thalamocortical sensory maps during the “brain spurt” period, which spans through the second half of gestation in human and neonatal period in rodents, is characterized by particular immature patterns, which are thought to be implicated in the activity-dependent formation of the topographic thalamocortical circuits. Here, we discuss how these early activity patterns can support plasticity at the developing thalamocortical synapses and contribute to the refinement of the initially crude protomaps through the competition between sensory inputs for the cortical territories.
Keywords: neonate, somatosensory cortex, electroencephalography, neuronal networks, development
Acknowledgments. This work was supported by INSERM (LIA), the subsidy allocated to Kazan Federal University for the state assignment no. 6.2313.2017/4.6 in the sphere of scientific activities, and performed in the framework of the Program of Competitive Growth of Kazan Federal University.
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For citation: Nasretdinov A.R., Khazipov R.N. Early activity patterns and thalamocortical synaptic plasticity during the “brain spurt” period. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Estestvennye Nauki, 2018, vol. 160, no. 4, pp. 677–685.
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