Experience-Dependent Structural Plasticity in the Visual System

Annual Review of Vision Science
Kalen P Berry, E Nedivi

Abstract

During development, the environment exerts a profound influence on the wiring of brain circuits. Due to the limited resolution of studies in fixed tissue, this experience-dependent structural plasticity was once thought to be restricted to a specific developmental time window. The recent introduction of two-photon microscopy for in vivo imaging has opened the door to repeated monitoring of individual neurons and the study of structural plasticity mechanisms at a very fine scale. In this review, we focus on recent work showing that synaptic structural rearrangements are a key mechanism mediating neural circuit adaptation and behavioral plasticity in the adult brain. We examine this work in the context of classic studies in the visual systems of model organisms, which have laid much of the groundwork for our understanding of activity-dependent synaptic remodeling and its role in brain plasticity.

References

Apr 26, 1977·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·D H HubelS LeVay
Nov 10, 1978·Science·M Constantine-Paton, M I Law
Jul 1, 1979·Behavioral and Neural Biology·W T GreenoughF R Volkmar
Nov 13, 1992·Science·V S RamachandranM Stewart
Mar 12, 1992·Nature·C D Gilbert, T N Wiesel
Jan 1, 1992·Journal of Neurophysiology·N W DawD Czepita
Feb 1, 1991·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·E M Callaway, L C Katz
Mar 15, 1991·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·B A McGuireT N Wiesel
Jan 1, 1990·Annual Review of Neuroscience·M Constantine-PatonE Debski
Apr 6, 1990·Science·W DenkW W Webb
Apr 15, 1989·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·D Robertson, D R Irvine
Jun 1, 1987·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·H T ClineM Constantine-Paton
Dec 8, 1988·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·M I LawM P Stryker
Jul 1, 1985·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·W T GreenoughC Gorman
Aug 1, 1973·Experimental Neurology·W T Greenough, F R Volkmar
Apr 20, 1984·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·M M MerzenichJ M Zook
May 1, 1980·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·S LeVayD H Hubel
Apr 20, 1995·Nature·R O WongC J Shatz
Sep 23, 1994·Science·M E DiamondF F Ebner
Nov 15, 1993·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·R MalachA Grinvald
Feb 11, 1994·Science·M ChalfieD C Prasher
Mar 1, 1993·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·M E DiamondF F Ebner
Jun 18, 1993·Science·A Antonini, M P Stryker
May 20, 1996·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·A Antonini, M P Stryker

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 29, 2017·The Neuroscientist : a Review Journal Bringing Neurobiology, Neurology and Psychiatry·Melissa S Haley, Arianna Maffei
May 4, 2018·Neural Regeneration Research·Ottavia PalazzoLuca Bonfanti
Apr 29, 2020·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·Yunxia ZhangJunfa Li
Aug 18, 2018·The Journal of General Physiology·Roman V FrolovAndrew S French
Jun 14, 2018·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Raffaele NuzziTeresa Rolle
Jan 27, 2019·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Axel MuttrayDirk-Matthias Rose
Sep 26, 2020·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Raffaele NuzziAlessio Vitale
Aug 2, 2020·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·Takuji Kasamatsu, Kazuyuki Imamura
Nov 3, 2020·Experimental Neurology·Laura Baroncelli, Claudia Lunghi
Feb 6, 2021·International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience·Juliana Ferreira VasquesAdriana da Cunha Faria-Melibeu
May 14, 2021·Brain Research Bulletin·Malgorzata BorczykK Peter Giese
Jun 27, 2020·Neuron·Hume StroudMichael E Greenberg

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
confocal microscopy
amputation

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Brain Research Reviews
Markus ButzArjen van Ooyen
European Journal of Pharmacology
Anthony HoltmaatMichele Cane
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
K Fox
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved