Defining a critical period for inhibitory circuits within the somatosensory cortex

• Main Authors: Lo, Shun Qiang, Sng, Judy C. G., Augustine, George J.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Barrel Cortex; Neural Circuits
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89605; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44993; https://doi.org/10.21979/N9/HXXSEY
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Although experience-dependent changes in brain inhibitory circuits are thought to play a key role during the “critical period” of brain development, the nature and timing of these changes are poorly understood. We examined the role of sensory experience in sculpting an inhibitory circuit in the prim...