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Fine-tuning of pre-balanced excitation and inhibition during auditory cortical development

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  • Yujiao J. Sun

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Guangying K. Wu

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Bao-hua Liu

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Pingyang Li

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Mu Zhou

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Zhongju Xiao

    (School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University)

  • Huizhong W. Tao

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
    Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

  • Li I. Zhang

    (Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
    Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA)

Abstract

Fine-tuning receptive fields In order to build a proper and stable representation of the auditory world, neonatal rodents exhibit a significant degree of circuit plasticity, allowing for sensitivity to the pattern of sensory inputs. During this time, neurons construct a receptive field, one that relies upon a particular balance of excitatory and inhibitory inputs, yet it is unknown as to how this balance is formed. Two studies published in this issue of Nature reveal contrasting views as to how the mature system develops. Excitation and inhibition were found to be equally strong upon hearing onset in each study. But whereas Dorrn et al. find evidence for an experience-dependent refinement of inhibition as the receptive fields develop, Sun et al. observed a fine adjustment in the excitatory input strength to produce a shifted balance. Nevertheless, taken together, both studies point towards a fine adjustment of synaptic inputs as the force behind the production of mature receptive fields, as opposed to more radical changes such as input pruning.

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  • Yujiao J. Sun & Guangying K. Wu & Bao-hua Liu & Pingyang Li & Mu Zhou & Zhongju Xiao & Huizhong W. Tao & Li I. Zhang, 2010. "Fine-tuning of pre-balanced excitation and inhibition during auditory cortical development," Nature, Nature, vol. 465(7300), pages 927-931, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:465:y:2010:i:7300:d:10.1038_nature09079
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09079
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    1. James M McFarland & Yuwei Cui & Daniel A Butts, 2013. "Inferring Nonlinear Neuronal Computation Based on Physiologically Plausible Inputs," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(7), pages 1-18, July.

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