Restoring auditory cortex plasticity in adult mice by restricting thalamic adenosine signaling.

Publication/Presentation Date

6-30-2017

Abstract

Circuits in the auditory cortex are highly susceptible to acoustic influences during an early postnatal critical period. The auditory cortex selectively expands neural representations of enriched acoustic stimuli, a process important for human language acquisition. Adults lack this plasticity. Here we show in the murine auditory cortex that juvenile plasticity can be reestablished in adulthood if acoustic stimuli are paired with disruption of ecto-5'-nucleotidase-dependent adenosine production or A

Volume

356

Issue

6345

First Page

1352

Last Page

1356

ISSN

1095-9203

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

28663494

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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